Best Birthday Greetings

Postcard

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Sutliff Museum

Name/Title

Best Birthday Greetings

Entry/Object ID

SM.2015.2.39

Tags

1900s

Description

Postcard sent to Margaret Stillman from Ruth Kellogg. Front of postcard is a print of a young boy and girl with presents in their hand. Text reads, "Best/ Birthday/ Greetings/ May you be as/ happy ever/ As this brother and/ his sister, When the sister/ brought him posies,/ And the little brother/ kissed her." Black glitter underlines the greeting and in a sunburst pattern between the children. The reverse in pencil reads "Jamestown PA/ Dec. 18, 1916./ Dear sister:- as it is/ your brithday/ I will send you a/ card. I wish you/ many happy/ returns on your/ birthday. I wish/ I could pinch you on Tuesday for your birthday/ Ruth Kellogg" "To Mrs Margaret Slillaman/ Jamestown/ Pa"

Collection

Bonnie Summers Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art, Greetings, Postcards, Children, Birthdays, Birthday cards, Poems, Presents

Search Terms

Art, Artifacts, Correspondence/Postcard, Cultural Activities, Domestic Life, Postal Services, People, Social & Personal Activity, Jamestown, PA

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ruth Kellogg

Person or Organization

Stillman, Margaret