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- Postcards, "Preparing for a Socially Improved Future," 2020 -
- 2020
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Postcards, "Preparing for a Socially Improved Future," 2020
- Hallowe'en Postcards - Browse a selection of postcards from our collections that represents a uniquely American blend of Hallowe'en traditions. By the early 1900s, this included the popular activity of sending and collecting these holiday-themed greeting cards.
- October 24, 2013
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Hallowe'en Postcards
Browse a selection of postcards from our collections that represents a uniquely American blend of Hallowe'en traditions. By the early 1900s, this included the popular activity of sending and collecting these holiday-themed greeting cards.
- Album of H. J. Heinz Company Postcards and Employee Event Programs, 1881-1939 - Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H.J. Heinz Company, includes trade cards and postcards for various Heinz products, booklets and programs for conventions and anniversary dinners, salesmen manuals, and commemorative ribbons from conventions, conferences, and employee annual outings.
- 1881-1939
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Album of H. J. Heinz Company Postcards and Employee Event Programs, 1881-1939
Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H.J. Heinz Company, includes trade cards and postcards for various Heinz products, booklets and programs for conventions and anniversary dinners, salesmen manuals, and commemorative ribbons from conventions, conferences, and employee annual outings.
- Halloween Postcard, 1913 - By the late 1800s, a distinct blend of Halloween customs had emerged in the United States. The holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun into the 20th century, though traditions often reflected Halloween's supernatural origins. This colorful, spooky greeting postcard from 1913 alludes to olden customs and beliefs about the spiritual world.
- 1913
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Halloween Postcard, 1913
By the late 1800s, a distinct blend of Halloween customs had emerged in the United States. The holiday was mostly an innocent celebration of mystery and fun into the 20th century, though traditions often reflected Halloween's supernatural origins. This colorful, spooky greeting postcard from 1913 alludes to olden customs and beliefs about the spiritual world.
- Hart's U.S. 30 Diner, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Hart's U.S. 30 Diner, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, circa 1960
- "Hallowe'en" Postcard, 1907-1908 - Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting cards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. This colorful example cleverly combines traditional symbols with a contemporary watermelon "automobile" - complete with a hand crank stem!
- 1907-1908
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"Hallowe'en" Postcard, 1907-1908
Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in 20th-century America. Seasonal greeting cards commonly exchanged by friends and neighbors during Halloween reflected a distinctly American blend of olden customs and modern life. This colorful example cleverly combines traditional symbols with a contemporary watermelon "automobile" - complete with a hand crank stem!
- Postcard, "Valentine Greetings," 1906 - The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- 1906
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Postcard, "Valentine Greetings," 1906
The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- Postcard, Five Puppies, 1907 - Depictions of dogs and puppies often appeared in art and folk art in the United States. Inexpensive lithograph prints made in the mid-19th century emphasized people's relationship with dogs. Starting in the late 1890s picture postcards included these types of popular illustrations of dogs. Sending colorful postcards through the U.S. mail continued to be widespread well into the 1910s.
- February 13, 1907
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Postcard, Five Puppies, 1907
Depictions of dogs and puppies often appeared in art and folk art in the United States. Inexpensive lithograph prints made in the mid-19th century emphasized people's relationship with dogs. Starting in the late 1890s picture postcards included these types of popular illustrations of dogs. Sending colorful postcards through the U.S. mail continued to be widespread well into the 1910s.
- Postcard, Summer-time, 1912 -
- 1912
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Postcard, Summer-time, 1912
- Halloween Postcard, circa 1913 - The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from about 1912 - that depicted these holiday amusements.
- circa 1912
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Halloween Postcard, circa 1913
The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from about 1912 - that depicted these holiday amusements.