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Greeting Cards Collection, circa 1850-1940

Title

Greeting Cards Collection, circa 1850-1940

Description

Selections of greeting cards.

Source

Mss. A G816 Greeting Cards Collection, circa 1850-1940, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky.

Type

Collection

Identifier

Mss. A G816

Collection Items

  • Christmas Cards001.jpg

    Sample of Christmas cards sent to Louisville, Kentucky, couple Walter and Elizabeth Shackelton over the course of several holiday seasons in the late 1920s. Cards like these could be ordered from catalogs in pre-printed sets with the sender's name or in smaller batches to sign personally.

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