 Happy Easter...Antique Cards Digitized!
Many of us collect Reward of Merit Cards, those quaint little gift cards teachers awarded to students for their fine schoolwork. We often find them tucked among the ephemera in antique stores and marvel at the Spencerian script of the teachers who spent their own pennies to acknowledge the dedication of their scholars with hand-written praise. Thumbing through postcards and old photos you may also come across a collection of early 2oth century Easter cards, more prevalent than you might think. Even then people related Easter with bunnies, flowers, chicks, candy, and eggs as the artwork shows. So when and why did these symbols of Easter emerge? Some surprising information below! Not to reinvent the wheel here, it's better if I can point you to two fascinating resources that are both visual and informational. Digital Easter Cards 1. The first link is a set of 270 digital scans of early Easter cards, some with rhyme, from the New York Public Library Digital Collections. Click on the gray image above to access card collection. Scroll down to where you see the image above and click on: "View as book.." Use the forward arrows in the right lower corner to view all 270 cards. Have fun! Symbols and Traditions of Easter 2. An article from the History Channel March 19, 2024 (second printing) that explains the where, when, and why these Easter symbols and traditions emerged. They encourage SHARING! Here's the direct link: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols BTW...Happy Easter!
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