Christmas, New Year and winter postcards that were really sent, between 1905 and 1922, ready to print and send again.
Postcards
25 cards from the Newberry Library in Chicago, most of them Raphael Tuck & Sons “Oilettes” printed in England.
Each one was posted or dated by the person who sent it. “Print postcard” makes real 6 × 4 inch postcards: the picture on one side
and a postcard back on the other, with the card’s description and room for a message, an address and a stamp.
Fronts printed. Put the printed pages back in the paper tray to print on their blank side:
If you’re not sure which way round, try it with one page first.
“A Happy Christmas”Unknown artist, 1910sNewberry Library, ChicagoFather Christmas plays a toy trumpet between a girl and a boy holding their new toys: “May Christmas joys for girls and boys like sunbeams smile above them.”Public domain, via Internet Archive
“Merry Christmas”Unknown artist, about 1910Newberry Library, ChicagoSanta Claus in a red, fur-trimmed coat stands in the snow before his reindeer and a sleigh piled high, under a garland of holly.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“Christmas Greetings”: I Think You’ll Like ItAgnes Richardson, 1910sNewberry Library, ChicagoA little cook in a white cap and apron carries in a round Christmas pudding topped with a sprig of holly.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas”: The BurglarUnknown artist, 1908Newberry Library, ChicagoTwo small children in their nightclothes creep out by candlelight, one holding a little shovel, and find the burglar: a white mouse.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy New Year”Unknown artist, 1907Newberry Library, ChicagoA couple skate arm in arm across a frozen lake, past tall reeds and snowy pines.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy New Year”: For Christmas DayUnknown artist, 1905Newberry Library, ChicagoA smiling child in a green coat carries a little fir tree through the snowy woods, with a small Father Christmas figure at their side.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“We’ve Come to Play with You! Christmas Greetings”Agnes Richardson, 1910sNewberry Library, ChicagoA girl in a blue coat and orange bonnet leans on a giant snowball while three penguins waddle up to join her.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“Christmas Greetings”Unknown artist, 1909Newberry Library, ChicagoChildren sled through a snowy wood; two have tumbled off into the snow: “Midst companions kind and gay, jokes be your present.”Public domain, via Internet Archive
“May Christmas Bring You a Regular Snow Slide of Good Fortune!”H. B. Griggs, about 1910Newberry Library, ChicagoTwo children in red and black roll an enormous snowball down a hill, with red poinsettias around the greeting.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas”Unknown artist, 1922Newberry Library, ChicagoTwo boys race down a snowy lane on a sled: “The very name of Christmas means all that’s merry, sweet, and gay.”Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas”Unknown artist, 1906Newberry Library, ChicagoTwo robins perch together on a snowy branch of holly heavy with red berries.Public domain, via Internet Archive
BullfinchMaude Scrivener, 1900sNewberry Library, ChicagoTwo bullfinches, rose and grey, on a snowy pine branch hung with cones.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas”A. West, 1900sNewberry Library, ChicagoThree robins and a blue tit sit in a row on an icy fence beside a branch of rose hips.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“With Best Christmas Wishes”Unknown artist, 1906Newberry Library, ChicagoFour robins gather on a snowy windowsill for crumbs, under a sprig of holly.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“With Best Christmas Wishes”: RobinsMaude Scrivener, 1909Newberry Library, ChicagoTwo robins face each other on the snow while a third flies past overhead.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“For the Days o’ Auld Lang Syne: A Happy Christmas”Unknown artist, 1900sNewberry Library, ChicagoA sprig of mistletoe with pearly white berries, tied with a tartan ribbon.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“Christmas Greetings”Unknown artist, 1900sNewberry Library, ChicagoA branch of holly with clusters of red berries, dusted with falling snow.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas”: The Head of the HerdHarry Payne, 1900sNewberry Library, ChicagoA red deer stag leads two hinds across the snow at sunset, under a Scots pine.Public domain, via Internet Archive
In the Scottish HighlandsSidney Pike, 1908Newberry Library, ChicagoThree shaggy Highland cattle walk down a snowy track beside a frozen stream.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“Hearty Christmas Greetings”Unknown artist, 1900sNewberry Library, ChicagoSnow lies thick on the thatched roofs of a village as a man carries a bundle of firewood home.Public domain, via Internet Archive
Wonderful White WinterUnknown artist, 1910sNewberry Library, ChicagoA cart carrying a Christmas tree comes down a snowy lane between cottages at sunset.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas”Unknown artist, 1910Newberry Library, ChicagoSkaters glide across a frozen lake under a low winter moon, beside a boathouse with lit windows.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“Merry Christmas Greetings”Edgar Longstaffe, 1907Newberry Library, ChicagoA horse-drawn caravan passes snowy cottages, with a donkey grazing beside a frozen pond.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“A Happy Christmas to You”Edgar Longstaffe, 1909Newberry Library, ChicagoA windmill and snowy farm buildings beside a frozen pond, with sawn logs in the foreground.Public domain, via Internet Archive
“The Season’s Greetings”: We’ll Keep Our Christmas Merry StillUnknown artist, 1910sNewberry Library, ChicagoA thatched cottage glows with lamplight on a snowy night as a cart comes down the lane; the line on the card is credited to Sir Walter Scott.Public domain, via Internet Archive
