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Good wishes
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This is a multi-page card. The front pictures hollyberry branches and gold accents. An oval cut-out offers a window through which the image on the first page can be seen. It shows a river at dusk with houses and a windmill on the far bank. The second page contains a New Year's wish and "to" and "from" lines. The third page contains a rhyming verse. Printed in Germany.

Good wishes

Datebetween 1845 and 1899
FormatEphemera
Notes
This is a multi-page card.  The front pictures hollyberry branches and gold accents.  An oval cut-out offers a window through which the image on the first page can be seen.  It shows a river at dusk with houses and a windmill on the far bank.  The second page contains a New Year's wish and "to" and "from" lines.  The third page contains a rhyming verse.  Printed in Germany.
Medium
Dimensions8 cm x 12 cm (3 1/8 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberSAR-GC-CHNY-S-18XX-289
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