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"Easter Greetings" chromolithograph printed and embossed postcard

Addressed to: Mr. John Miller, 162 Bright St., Jersey City, N.J.

Postmarked: East Orange, N.J., Mar 21 7p.m. 1908

Message: "Hope to see you soon. From Dorothy Coyne."

Made in Germany. E.B. N.Y.

 

Two military chicks speed down the road in a staff car driven by a begoggled chick driver. Fastened to the front of the car are branches of pussy willow blowing in the breeze. Pussy Willow is often seen at Easter time on Easter cards and in floral arrangements. In some Orthodox Churches, pussy willow symbolizes the resurrection and the immortality of the soul. This is a folk tradition and not liturgical.

 

For a history of the significance of pussy willow at Easter, click on the link.

 

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