Mother’s Day card, 1885
$19.00A holiday card dated May 10, 1885. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.
Mother’s Day greeting cards from American publishers, 1885–1928 — drawn from the second-Sunday-in-May tradition that became a federal observance in 1914. Mostly florals (carnations, roses, lilies of the valley) and portraits of mothers with children.
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A holiday card dated May 10, 1885. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 10, 1885. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 9, 1886. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 8, 1887. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 8, 1887. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 13, 1888. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 12, 1889. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 11, 1890. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.

A holiday card dated May 10, 1891. Restored from the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division scan. Public-domain in the United States.