Easter greetings postcard with cherub and chicks – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Easter greetings postcard with cherub and chicks, a vintage postcard rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Easter greetings postcard with cherub and chicks
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A cherub perched among a brood of chicks gives this card its particular charm, setting it apart from the rabbit-and-egg scenes that dominate Easter ephemera. Postcards like this were a popular way to send holiday wishes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when printers produced them in large runs with chromolithographed color and sentimental imagery. Cherubs and young birds appeared often in that era's greeting cards, symbolizing innocence and the renewal of spring, and the pairing here fits the season's theme of rebirth. The card is worth a closer look for its small, tender details and for what it shows about how Easter was celebrated through the mail.
| Original scan | 523 × 817 px |
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| Reference | Easter (263) |
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