Easter, Traditional

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Western Union Telegrams, 1955

  Full size: 610x1552

from the incomparable Gallery of Graphic Design

Comments

[zorinlynx.livejournal.com]

I figure if I'm going to pick up the phone to send someone a telegram, I might as well just call them. :)

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Ah, but if they don't have a phone. Plus, this saves you the trouble of talking to them.

[laplor.livejournal.com]

It used to be a LOT more expensive to call long distance than it is now.

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

"may the joyful promise of easter fill your heart and home with blackberry.

What the heck?

[write-light.livejournal.com]

With gladness ; )

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

The props in this intrigue me. White gloves, those make sense. Lilies, ditto.

A prayer book, okay it's Easter. But what kind of prayer book is that? It has the same cross that Episcopalians have on their prayer books (then and now), but those words don't seem to say "Book of Common Prayer" on the spine. I thought maybe it's a Catholic Missal, but I can't find one that looks like that. Oh wait, I think it says "Something Prayers and Hymnal"? I'm overthinking this. But I love old prayer books!

And who's been stealing the church plate? That is definitely a paten - why would someone have a paten on their hall table?

[laplor.livejournal.com]

I have that book! Someone gave it to my Mom for her 20th birthday in 1954.

It's the Common Prayer Hymn Book.
http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww169/TeresaFloyd/IMG_0706.jpg

[1geek-queen.livejournal.com]

Very nice.