A Christmas greeting card built around an oval vignette of a snow-covered farmstead with a red water wheel and a sleigh in the foreground, framed by holly sprigs with red berries and hanging ornaments. The design is set on a gold, textured ground with red ribbon-like corner motifs, a style typical of the heavily embossed holiday cards exchanged in the United States during the early 20th century.
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Postcard record
Series
SERIES A.
No. 18.
Condition
Good
Notes
Gold embossed border and accents with red ribbon corner motifs; embossing is decorative only, not a novelty construction. Divided-back era. Light edge wear and a small stain at the right edge.
No postmark. Divided-back card with printed "This space may be used for communication." / "The address only to be written here." and stamp box instructions; embossed/textured stock with the front design pressed through; unused, no handwriting or address.
Cite this card
Christmas Greetings card with snowy farmstead and water wheel, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greetings-card-with-snowy-farmstead-and-water-whee. Accessed November 13, 2026.
