Card

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Card

Entry/Object ID

2014.2.3126

Scope and Content

A long slender greeting card printed for 'The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States'.

Context

The card depicts a drawing of camera with a squeeze bulb and circular cut out where the lens would be. It is mainly orange in color. The message reads " You are in the News" The inside of the card is the printed Message " Congratulations and Best Wishes for your Continuing Success". There is a hand-written message " Mariann; Make him take you --------------Need any help, see me, Harry." opposite that is an attached newspaper article that would show through the hole in the card. The article references the collector's husband who is the first agent in the city to qualify for a trip to New York City for the centennial conference of the The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

4" x 9"