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Homemade Holiday Greetings
Published December 12, 2016 by Florida Memory
Spreading holiday cheer with greeting cards is a tradition dating back to the late 1800s. With the holiday season upon us, we wanted to share some of the imaginative cards living in the collections of the State Archives. They might even inspire you to create your own.
These cards from the Florida Department of Education are hand-painted drafts by an unknown artist. On one of the cards below, you can see the artist’s notes about the sizing of the final product:
This undated handmade card, complete with a glitter-outlined Christmas tree, comes from David, the son of Florida women’s rights activist Roxcy O’Neal Bolton:
And if you prefer family photos to homemade art for your holiday greetings, perhaps this card from the Joseph Steinmetz collection will inspire you. Steinmetz created several unique holiday cards like this one incorporating the family pet:
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(17th Edition)Florida Memory. "Homemade Holiday Greetings." Floridiana, 2016. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/324846.
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(9th Edition)Florida Memory. "Homemade Holiday Greetings." Floridiana, 2016, https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/324846. Accessed December 26, 2024.
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(7th Edition)Florida Memory. (2016, December 12). Homemade Holiday Greetings. Floridiana. Retrieved from https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/324846