Hurrah, children with firecrackers and cannon, patriotic postcard – Historic Reproduction
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This rare vintage postcard captures Hurrah, children with firecrackers and cannon, patriotic postcard in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hurrah, children with firecrackers and cannon, patriotic postcard
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Fireworks and a cannon salute set this card apart from the flag-and-eagle sentiment that dominated Fourth of July postcards. Its title, "Hurrah," reads like a shout of celebration, and the scene of children with firecrackers and a cannon places the holiday in the hands of young people rather than soldiers or statesmen. Patriotic postcards of this kind were printed in large numbers in the early twentieth century, when the picture postcard was a cheap, popular way to send holiday greetings. Such cards often carried bold color and playful exaggeration, so they tell us as much about how Americans liked to mark national holidays as about the holiday itself.
| Original scan | 615 × 967 px |
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| Reference | Patriotic (100) |
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