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18 best gifts for book lovers to enjoy this Christmas – Shopping | NY Post
By Camryn La Sala November 17, 2021 3:51pm Updated While it might seem obvious what the best present would be for a book lover, we encourage you to be a bit more creative than the obvious. Sure, it would be easy to run to your local bookstore and grab a trending novel — but let’s…
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We Love These Vintage Valentines from the New York Public Library
“Although ‘tis pierced by Cupid’s dart, I’m offering you a pretty good heart.” “To my Valentine” (undated) Source: We Love These Vintage Valentines from the New York Public Library
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The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library’s Maps Division – Atlas Obscura
We wish you a mappy Christmas. Source: The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library’s Maps Division – Atlas Obscura
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A Brief History of the Holiday Card | JSTOR Daily
At a recent second-grade performance of The Nutcracker in Richmond, Virginia, two mothers fretted over Christmas cards. One, busy with a sick child, a limping dog, and multiple command performances of The Nutcracker, had not yet picked hers out. The other, a business executive who travels out of town at least twice a week, predicted…
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Christmas Cards Were America’s First Social Media | TIME
“Before we posted our family Christmas photo on Facebook, we mailed images of our idealized selves and lives to the people we loved” “My great-grandmother, who was born in the 1880s, passed away when I was about 11 years old. Looking back, it is fairly obvious now that she was a hoarder on a colossal…
