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Happy Easter postcard with girl, boy and chicks – Vintage Print

Happy Easter postcard with girl, boy and chicks — vintage postcard
Happy Easter postcard with girl, boy and chicks. Vintage postcard from the Easter collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this vintage postcard of Happy Easter postcard with girl, boy and chicks. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Happy Easter postcard with girl, boy and chicks

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A girl and a boy stand together with a crowd of chicks in this Easter postcard, a theme that became a staple of holiday greetings in the early 20th century. Postcards like this one were mass-produced and mailed in large numbers, especially around the Easter season, when chicks and eggs stood for new life and the return of spring. Illustrated cards of children with animals were popular across Europe and North America, and the sentimental style reflects the period's fondness for cheerful, domestic scenes. Look closely at the printing and the colors, which show how lithography was used to make cards affordable for ordinary households.

Original scan510 × 804 px
ReferenceEaster (185)

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