Man walking a dachshund in a snowstorm, Christmas greeting card, circa 1908
- Subjects
- Christmas & SantaDogs & Cats
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1900 (Early)
About this postcard
A bundled-up man in a long coat, green hat and red scarf leans on a walking stick as he trudges through a heavy snowstorm, a dachshund at his heels and a small snow-dusted evergreen with red berries at the left; a snow-covered house and rail fence fade into the squall behind him. The greeting 'A MERRY CHRISTMAS.' is printed in gold across the bottom. Such illustrated holiday greetings were a staple of the early twentieth-century postcard boom, when millions of Christmas cards were exchanged, many printed in Germany by chromolithography.
Postcard Details
Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, Mass.
Postcard record
| Postmarked | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Raphael Tuck & Sons |
| Condition | Good |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1900 |
| Notes | White border; gilt-printed greeting; light surface wear and staining at upper left corner; snow rendered with diagonal white streaks. Postmark: AMESBURY DEC 25 7-AM 1907 (second strike: WORCESTER MASS DEC 24 7 PM STA. A). Divided-back Tuck's "Christmas Postcards" Series No. 103, printed in Saxony; 1¢ Franklin stamp. Card toned/soiled with edge and corner wear. |
Cite this card
Man walking a dachshund in a snowstorm, Christmas greeting card, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1900. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/man-walking-a-dachshund-in-a-snowstorm-christmas-greeting-ca. Accessed October 25, 2026.