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"Captivating Cards: A Kaleidoscope of Colors and Stories" From testing color blindness to depicting iconic figures

Background imageCard Collection: Let Sordid Mortals Search for Wealth (valentine), c. 1842. Creator: Unknown

Let Sordid Mortals Search for Wealth (valentine), c. 1842. Creator: Unknown
Let Sordid Mortals Search for Wealth (valentine), c. 1842....This never shall my prayer employ. / Give me but competence and health. / I envy not their short lived joy

Background imageCard Collection: Happy the State (valentine), c. 1842. Creator: Unknown

Happy the State (valentine), c. 1842. Creator: Unknown
Happy the State (valentine), c. 1842....when souls congenial burn / With mutual fires, and love for love return. / When each new day Love's growing charms beholds

Background imageCard Collection: Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, N.Y. 1947

Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Background imageCard Collection: Hummingbird Valentine, 1845/1869. Creator: Jonathan King

Hummingbird Valentine, 1845/1869. Creator: Jonathan King
Hummingbird Valentine, 1845/1869. Stuffed bird on a card. Possibly by Jonathan King

Background imageCard Collection: If Souls Could Always Dwell Above (Valentine), 1855/60. Creator: H. Dobbs

If Souls Could Always Dwell Above (Valentine), 1855/60. Creator: H. Dobbs
If Souls Could Always Dwell Above (Valentine), 1855/60. If souls could always dwell above, Thou ne'er had'st left thy sphere; Or, could we keep the souls we love

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Putti Surrounding a Cameo), 1855/59. Creator: G. Ingram

Untitled Valentine (Putti Surrounding a Cameo), 1855/59. Creator: G. Ingram
Untitled Valentine (Putti Surrounding a Cameo), 1855/59

Background imageCard Collection: Love (Valentine), c. 1850. Creator: G. Ingram

Love (Valentine), c. 1850. Creator: G. Ingram
Love (Valentine), c. 1850

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Large Purple and Yellow Flowers), 1815/30, inscribed 1865

Untitled Valentine (Large Purple and Yellow Flowers), 1815/30, inscribed 1865. Creator: Dobbs, Kidd & Co
Untitled Valentine (Large Purple and Yellow Flowers), 1815/30, inscribed 1865

Background imageCard Collection: Les joueurs de cartes, c.1897. Creator: Claude Joseph Bail

Les joueurs de cartes, c.1897. Creator: Claude Joseph Bail
Les joueurs de cartes, c.1897. Card players

Background imageCard Collection: Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, N.Y. ca. June 1947
Portrait of Terry Gibbs, Harry Biss, and Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Background imageCard Collection: La Partie de cartes, early 19th century. Creator: Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

La Partie de cartes, early 19th century. Creator: Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
La Partie de cartes, early 19th century. Card party

Background imageCard Collection: Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Washington DC, July 19, 96. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Washington DC, July 19, 96. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Washington DC, July 19, 96. Place card for a special meal or event shows Frances Johnston holding a paint palette and leaning on a camera and tripod

Background imageCard Collection: A New Year's Greeting, 1839. Creator: Adolph Menzel

A New Year's Greeting, 1839. Creator: Adolph Menzel
A New Year's Greeting, 1839

Background imageCard Collection: Photograph of 16 place cards drawn by Mills Thompson for artists, musicians, and actors... 1896

Photograph of 16 place cards drawn by Mills Thompson for artists, musicians, and actors... 1896
Photograph of 16 place cards drawn by Mills Thompson for artists, musicians, and actors who gathered for an unidentified event in Washington, DC, on July 19, 1896

Background imageCard Collection: The Card Party, c.1670. Creator: David Teniers II

The Card Party, c.1670. Creator: David Teniers II
The Card Party, c.1670

Background imageCard Collection: The Bishop Misbehaves, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

The Bishop Misbehaves, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
The Bishop Misbehaves, [193-]. "The Bishop Misbehaves" by Frederick Jackson - Now! - Mason Opera House'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageCard Collection: Geometry (Geometria XXIIII), 1460-70. Creator: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Geometry (Geometria XXIIII), 1460-70. Creator: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
Geometry (Geometria XXIIII), 1460-70

Background imageCard Collection: New Year's Greeting Card, 1806. Creator: Joseph Bergler

New Year's Greeting Card, 1806. Creator: Joseph Bergler
New Year's Greeting Card, 1806

Background imageCard Collection: Visiting Card Tray, c. 1939. Creator: Helen Hobart

Visiting Card Tray, c. 1939. Creator: Helen Hobart
Visiting Card Tray, c. 1939

Background imageCard Collection: Visiting Card Tray, c. 1940. Creator: Helen Hobart

Visiting Card Tray, c. 1940. Creator: Helen Hobart
Visiting Card Tray, c. 1940

Background imageCard Collection: Madonna and Child with Two Male Saints, n.d. Creator: Giacomo Bambini

Madonna and Child with Two Male Saints, n.d. Creator: Giacomo Bambini
Madonna and Child with Two Male Saints, n.d

Background imageCard Collection: Adam and Eve in Paradise, n.d. Creators: Francesco Bartolozzi, Benjamin Thomas Pouncy, William Byrne

Adam and Eve in Paradise, n.d. Creators: Francesco Bartolozzi, Benjamin Thomas Pouncy, William Byrne
Adam and Eve in Paradise, n.d

Background imageCard Collection: Dear to Memory (valentine), 1850/59. Creator: C Lang

Dear to Memory (valentine), 1850/59. Creator: C Lang
Dear to Memory (valentine), 1850/59

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Reclining Couple with Putti), 1860/69. Creator: Berlin & Jones

Untitled Valentine (Reclining Couple with Putti), 1860/69. Creator: Berlin & Jones
Untitled Valentine (Reclining Couple with Putti), 1860/69

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865. Creator: Berlin & Jones

Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865. Creator: Berlin & Jones. Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865
Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865

Background imageCard Collection: Card for the Gurlitt Exhibition: Imagination and the Child Artist, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger

Card for the Gurlitt Exhibition: Imagination and the Child Artist, 1881. Creator: Max Klinger
Card for the Gurlitt Exhibition: Imagination and the Child Artist, 1881

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865. Creator: Berlin & Jones

Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865. Creator: Berlin & Jones. Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865
Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865. Creator: Berlin & Jones

Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865. Creator: Berlin & Jones. Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865
Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts), c.1865

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Cupid and Butterflies), 1860/69. Creator: Berlin & Jones

Untitled Valentine (Cupid and Butterflies), 1860/69. Creator: Berlin & Jones
Untitled Valentine (Cupid and Butterflies), 1860/69

Background imageCard Collection: Untitled Valentine (Country Couples), 1860/69. Creator: Berlin & Jones

Untitled Valentine (Country Couples), 1860/69. Creator: Berlin & Jones. Untitled Valentine (Country Couples), 1860/69
Untitled Valentine (Country Couples), 1860/69

Background imageCard Collection: The Invention of Drawing, n.d. Creator: Unknown

The Invention of Drawing, n.d. Creator: Unknown
The Invention of Drawing, n.d

Background imageCard Collection: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, n.d. Creator: Martin de Vos

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, n.d. Creator: Martin de Vos
The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, n.d

Background imageCard Collection: Four Palms on Verdant Field Near Nile, January 4, 1876. Creator: Lockwood de Forest

Four Palms on Verdant Field Near Nile, January 4, 1876. Creator: Lockwood de Forest
Four Palms on Verdant Field Near Nile, January 4, 1876

Background imageCard Collection: Full Moon Over Luxor Ruins, Off the Nile, February 9, 1876. Creator: Lockwood de Forest

Full Moon Over Luxor Ruins, Off the Nile, February 9, 1876. Creator: Lockwood de Forest
Full Moon Over Luxor Ruins, Off the Nile, February 9, 1876

Background imageCard Collection: Orange Sky with Scattered Clouds, Greece, February 22, 1878. Creator: Lockwood de Forest

Orange Sky with Scattered Clouds, Greece, February 22, 1878. Creator: Lockwood de Forest
Orange Sky with Scattered Clouds, Greece, February 22, 1878

Background imageCard Collection: Middle East Costumes, Egypt, May 14, 1878. Creator: Lockwood de Forest

Middle East Costumes, Egypt, May 14, 1878. Creator: Lockwood de Forest
Middle East Costumes, Egypt, May 14, 1878

Background imageCard Collection: A Condolence Card, c. 1830. Creator: Emily Wilcox

A Condolence Card, c. 1830. Creator: Emily Wilcox
A Condolence Card, c. 1830

Background imageCard Collection: A Condolence Card, c. 1830. Creator: Emily Wilcox

A Condolence Card, c. 1830. Creator: Emily Wilcox
A Condolence Card, c. 1830

Background imageCard Collection: Ascension of the Magdalene, n.d. Creators: Unknown, Giovanni Lanfranco

Ascension of the Magdalene, n.d. Creators: Unknown, Giovanni Lanfranco
Ascension of the Magdalene, n.d

Background imageCard Collection: Moonlight Scene in Fishing Port, 1800-1899. Creator: Unknown

Moonlight Scene in Fishing Port, 1800-1899. Creator: Unknown
Moonlight Scene in Fishing Port, 1800-1899

Background imageCard Collection: Giant's Temple at Cumae, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Giant's Temple at Cumae, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Giant's Temple at Cumae, n.d

Background imageCard Collection: Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Card-Maker, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Background imageCard Collection: Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Card-Maker, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Background imageCard Collection: The Shop of Sanogawa Ichimatsu, c. 1743. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Shop of Sanogawa Ichimatsu, c. 1743. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
The Shop of Sanogawa Ichimatsu, c. 1743. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageCard Collection: Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Card-Maker, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Background imageCard Collection: Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Card-Maker, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Background imageCard Collection: Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Card-Maker, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Background imageCard Collection: The Maid Whose Manners are Retired (valentine), n.d. Creator: Unknown

The Maid Whose Manners are Retired (valentine), n.d. Creator: Unknown
The Maid Whose Manners are Retired (valentine), n.d




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"Captivating Cards: A Kaleidoscope of Colors and Stories" From testing color blindness to depicting iconic figures, cards have long been a fascinating medium that tells tales from various walks of life. Take the "Colour Blindness Test, " for instance, an intricate patterned card designed to assess one's perception of colors. It serves as a reminder of the diverse ways in which we experience the world around us. Travel back in time with a 1933 American baseball chewing gum card featuring none other than Babe Ruth himself. This collectible piece captures the essence of America's favorite pastime and its cultural significance during that era. Playing cards hold their own allure, as seen in a captivating image from circa 1915. Here, a cowboy and Native American man sit together on a blanket, symbolizing unity amidst diversity—a testament to the power of games bringing people together across different backgrounds. In 1843, John Calcott Horsley crafted the first Christmas card for Sir Henry Cole—an exquisite creation that set off our beloved tradition of exchanging heartfelt greetings during the holiday season. This humble beginning paved the way for countless expressions of love and joy shared through festive cards over centuries. Thanksgiving also found its place among these cherished traditions with an enchanting American Thanksgiving card dating back to around 1900. Its imagery evokes warmth and gratitude while reminding us to appreciate life's blessings. Nature enthusiasts will find solace in observing creatures like the Stripeless Tree Frog perched upon lichen-covered rocks in Extremadura, West Spain—a mesmerizing sight captured by Celia Haddon's lens. Such glimpses into wildlife remind us of nature's beauty and delicate balance. The opening ceremony invitation for Brooklyn Bridge holds historical significance—crafted by Tiffany & Co. , it represents human ingenuity triumphing over seemingly insurmountable challenges. This grand structure stands tall today as an emblematic icon connecting communities physically and metaphorically.