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Madonna and Child, Christmas Greetings

Subjects
ChildrenChristianityChristmas & Santa
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Madonna and Child, Christmas Greetings, Janie Stevens, VA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Madonna and Child, Christmas Greetings, Janie Stevens, VA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A woman wearing a white headscarf holds and kisses a naked infant; both have halos, and the image is framed by an ornate border with the printed greeting 'Christmas Greetings!' at top.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Bedford, Va. Dec. 22, 1937. Dear Janie, How are you getting along? I guess you are ready for Christ- mas, aren't you? Are you still working? I am having a time of it at school this time. Say, is Beulah still working? Well come to see me some- time this Christmas. Hope old Santa Claus will be real good to you. As ever, Winifred R P.S. you should hear us sing at school for Xmas. Ha!

PublisherWhitney Made
Christmas Greetings! --- Post Card Whitney Made Worcester Mass MADE IN U.S.A. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY
PostmarkedMiddlesex, VA, December 22, 1937
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Janie Stevens

Route # 2, Huddleston, Virginia

Postcard record

Postmarked, Middlesex, VA
ConditionFair
Place addressedJanie Stevens, Route # 2, Huddleston, VA
PublisherWorcester, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesOrnate border; black ink stains on infant's leg and lower area; edge wear. Postmark: MIDDLESEX VA DEC 22 P.M. 1937. Divided-back Whitney Made card, printed in USA; light soiling and a few ink smudges on the back, small stain lower right; front is a chromolitho Christmas Greetings design with decorative border (no white border).

Cite this card

Madonna and Child, Christmas Greetings, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/madonna-and-child-christmas-greetings. Accessed October 5, 2026.