'Tis the season to be merry and bright,
To be cordial and cheerful,
To be charitable and kind,
To be generous and caring,
And most of all
to be grateful and glad.
Season's Greetings
from Olde Wien!
Wishing everyone
the best love and joy
for the New Year!
Mister Mike.
from Olde Wien!
Wishing everyone
the best love and joy
for the New Year!
Mister Mike.
These holiday illustrations are the work of one of my favorite artists, Fritz Schönpflug ( 1873 – 1951), an Austrian artist who created hundreds of clever, humorous caricatures of Viennese and Austrian life in the early 1900s. All the cards date from before the First World War, about 1907 to 1912. The last three picture are from the same postcard series celebrating a nostalgic 18th century past. The first two are from other series following with the same idea. The greetings in three languages—German, Dutch, and French—show how popular his picture postcards were throughout Europe.
This my contribution to Sepia Saturday
Just as Winter always swings into Spring
let us hope that 2026
brings our world
true peace, hope, and love.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too, Mike. And fervent prayers for peace.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful selection of cards for the season! And look how early you posted! Great! Hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful holiday...and may the world have peace, hope and charity shared abundantly.
ReplyDeleteLove the costumes and the humour in the illustrations.
ReplyDeleteAnd a fun, meaningful contribution it is! These postcards are not only fun but interesting because there's often a secondary 'message' in them which is a fun challenge to sleuth out. :)) A very Merry, Merry to you too & a promising New Year!
ReplyDeleteGood to see your selection of cards! Merry Christmas!
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