Easter Postcards

Photograph of the Kate Farmer Millinery shop on North Washington Street in the building that stood where the Corner Healthmart parking lot is located. The shop was in business during the early 1900s.

According to the writing on this photograph, the young lady was photographed by a photographer in Pittsburgh in 1910.

This young lady was photographed by Weyrich’s studios in Hillsboro. This is an example of a cabinet card, a type of photograph popular from the 1860s to the 1910s. It was a photograph mounted on 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" card stock. The name of the photographer was printed at the bottom of the card or on the back side.

“Buona Pasqua,” Happy Easter in Italian, is printed on the bottom of this card. The card was postmarked 1944 by the U. S. Army Post Office in Italy. During World War II mail sent by soldiers to the United States was inspected to be sure that vital intelligence was not being given to the enemy. This card was sent by a soldier to a family member in Springfield, Ohio.

The spring flowers and colored eggs on this 1915 card have always been a symbol of Easter.

What is cuter than a hen hauling her chicks in a cart full of roses wishing you a Happy Easter? This card was postmarked 1913.

The Easter Bunny has been around for a long time. This card was mailed in 1907.

Easter bonnets were another symbol of Easter. A new bonnet for Easter was a standard tradition.