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The card is divided into two scenes. In the lower half, a white marble tomb stands open with flowers inside insetad of a body. There is a crowd of men and women standing around it, all looking upwards to the top scene. There, perched on a cloud, Mary…

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Jesus is dressed in a white robe with blue cloack as he ascends into the clouds. Around him are many cherubs and angels. Below him, the eleven apostles watch.

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Jesus has been taken down from the cross. Wearing only a white cloth, he is laid in his mother Mary's lap; she is dressed in blue. To the left are three women with angel wings. The background of the card is a stunning sunset; cast aside on the ground…

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There are no labels on the postcard. However, it is likely the man in a brown robe holding the white-robed baby Jesus is St. Joseph. Both have halos, although Jesus' is a darker gold and more elaborate. There are white lilies on a table to the right…

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This postcard shows Jesus clothed in a crown of thorns, rope, and a red cloak. The sky behind him is setting and to his left there is a sign written in Latin.

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Seated on a bench with trees behind them, St. Therese, with red hair, leans into her father's shoulder. He is wearing a black suit and has his cape and top hat on the bench beside him. The print at the bottom reads "Ste Therese de D'Enfant-Jesus…

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The card pictures two young girls in white sitting on a garden bench, talking to each other. Behind them is a cliffside covered with ivy and greenery, and there are flowers near them. There are chickens, a shovel, watering can, and wheelbarrow beside…

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A blonde-haired figure with white and red feathered wings is playing a many-stringed guitar. The print in the upper right reads "Putto Che Suona La Chitarra" with undistinguishable print afterwards, loosely translated as 'Putto plays the guitar'.

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Dressed in red with a blue cloak, a brown-haired Mary holds a small blonde baby Jesus. Both have golden halos, although Jesus' is slightly mroe elaborate.

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Although neither woman in the scene is identified, the way they are dressed strongly indicates the one on the left is Mary and the one on the right is either Elizabeth or Mary's mother Anne. The woman on the left wears a red robe with red dress, and…

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