Sailor boy with firecrackers, Glorious 4th of July postcard – Historic Print
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Description
This rare vintage postcard captures Sailor boy with firecrackers, Glorious 4th of July postcard in remarkable detail. 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. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Sailor boy with firecrackers, Glorious 4th of July postcard
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A boy in a sailor suit holds a fat bundle of firecrackers, the kind of detail that gives this postcard its particular mood of boisterous childhood patriotism. Holiday postcards like this were produced in large numbers in the early twentieth century, when mass-printed color cards carried greetings for birthdays, Christmas and the Fourth of July to family and friends. The sailor costume ties the scene to a popular image of young American boys, while the fireworks point to the noisy, sometimes dangerous street celebrations that marked Independence Day. Pictures like this show how ordinary households marked the holiday and how the Fourth was pictured for a mass audience.
| Original scan | 815 × 525 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | Patriotic (34) |
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