No. 22 of 100 · Everyday Classics
The Songbird
By the Picturepops™ team
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A rose-breasted songbird swoops over a sprig of golden blossoms, with a cheerful note inside: a little bird told me it's your birthday. The picture comes from Allen & Ginter's Song Birds of the World, a set of small collector cards in bright lithography that came with everyday purchases in the 1880s. For anyone with a birthday to celebrate.
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Inside, it says
A little bird told me it's your birthday. Wishing you a happy one!
On the back
In the 1880s small collector cards in bright colour lithography came with everyday purchases. This bird is from a set printed in Richmond, Virginia.
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