Christmas greeting card sent to the Georges from the Frosts

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Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/8354ac1693606b05f31ec337404ff4e9

Title

Christmas greeting card sent to the Georges from the Frosts

Description

Christmas greeting card sent to the Georges from the Frosts. The exterior cover of the card is red with white border on left and right. White text reads: "[holly leaf attached to the "H"] Holiday Greetings [holly leaf attached to the cross of the "t"]. The interior of the card is a paper "frame" for the enclosed photograph. The photograph shows a man and woman dressed the same in brown knit pants, red satin shirts, and felt hands. The man is standing in front of a mare and her colt while the woman is sitting on her heels and holding her hat out to the colt. Red text reads: "Mary and Pete Frost". Written in blue ink on the back of the cover [interior]: "Fruit Cake [underlined]". There is a white wooden house with red shutter trim in the background; picnic table on far left with a tree trunk that partially obscures it. Tree and shrubs on right.
Paper; Width/Diameter: 13.8 cm, Height: 10 cm

Subject

Communication Artifacts
Documentary Artifact
Card, Greeting
Social Life and Customs - Customs - Holidays - Christmas

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Language

English

Type

image

Work Attributes

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Subject

Communication Artifacts
Documentary Artifact
Card, Greeting
Social Life and Customs - Customs - Holidays - Christmas

Citation

“Christmas greeting card sent to the Georges from the Frosts,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed March 29, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8213.

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