Washington Birthday card, Feb. 22d, with flag and stars – Vintage Print
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Washington Birthday card, Feb. 22d, with flag and stars comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Washington Birthday card, Feb. 22d, with flag and stars
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A greeting card for George Washington's birthday, which fell on February 22, stands out here for its combination of a flag and a star-filled border. Cards like this were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when the holiday was marked with parades, school programs and patriotic decorations, and the Washington birthday was itself a celebrated occasion before it was later folded into a broader Presidents' Day. Such cards typically used the national flag and stars as shorthand for the Union and for Washington's role in founding the country, so the image reads as both a personal greeting and a small piece of civic sentiment. Look closely at the lettering and layout, which show how commercial printers of the period mixed sentiment with national symbols.
| Original scan | 530 × 831 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | Patriotic (137) |
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