[1stPickSites] (09/22/05) Postcard & Greeting Card Museum

  • From: "Christy" <snowy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:05:02 -0400

Postcard & Greeting Card Museum

http://www.emotionscards.com/museum/museum.html

Today's site offers a tour of representative cards from the
Victorian era to the twentieth century. Readers will find
historical exhibits illustrating the range of cards that were
used to mark holidays and special
occasions.

"[The] Greeting Card Museum, the first and only Greeting Card and
Postcard Museum on the Internet! Enjoy your virtual tour while
learning about the history of Postcards and Greeting Cards from
Victorian times to the 20th century. ... Take a trip into the
past and browse through the Museum and its Galleries with over
900 exhibits. You'll be amazed at the beautiful Art on Greeting
Cards and Postcards from the past." - from the website

The site presents image galleries highlighting cards for holidays
such as Valentine's, Easter and Christmas, along with special
events such as birth announcements, birthdays and a category
entitled "Patriotic". An additional feature includes an overview
of the history of greeting cards, with information on some of the
earliest artists and industry innovators, while current day
statistics reveal the scope and volume of the industry in the
United States.

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