July 4th airship postcard with Uncle Sam and children – Vintage Wall Art
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This vintage postcard of July 4th airship postcard with Uncle Sam and children brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
July 4th airship postcard with Uncle Sam and children
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Here an airship drifts over a Fourth of July scene, with Uncle Sam and a group of children below, pairing a symbol of national pride with the newest machine of the sky. Cards like this were popular in the early 1900s, when picture postcards were a cheap, common way to send holiday greetings. Airships were then a symbol of modern progress, and the combination shows how Americans linked a national holiday to the excitement of technology. The card also reflects the era's sentimental, brightly colored style of illustration.
| Original scan | 806 × 522 px |
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| Reference | Patriotic (107) |
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