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An Artful Forest for Christmas – New Holland, PA (1908)

Mrs. Eli Hess lived in New Holland, a rural borough in Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland,_Pennsylvania

On December 21, 1908, Mrs. Hess received a Christmas postcard.

The postcard was mailed from Leaman Place, an identified place in eastern Lancaster County.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaman_Place,_Pennsylvania

I am unable to decipher the name of the sender on the lower right hand corner of the face.

We have seen another Christmas postcard that was mailed to Mrs. Hess from Brooklyn, NY.

Both cards are well-printed examples of Christmas art.

Mrs. Eli Hess had friends with good taste!

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