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Nobody wants a Catholic to be a plaster saint.

In a small oval inset in the upper left, there is a picture of a snowy yard leading to a house; one figure crosses toward it. In the background is a colorful sunset. The rest of the card is decorated with holly and purple flowers. "A Merry Christmas"…

Santa Claus leans back on the left side of the card, looking surprised; he carries a bag of toys. There is a poem to the right: "Now comes the good old Christmas time. I wish that you were here! Since that can't be I send this rhyme With greetings…

In the foreground is one bank of the Meuse River and on the other side is the other bank that is lined with trees that are about the same height. On the bank in the foreground are weeds and large piles of trees and debris. Going across the river to a…

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Slide of a photograph showing the Taj Mahal monument in India.

The “Taken for a Ride” cartoon refers to the state of the stock market and illustrates the shift from a bull market to a bear. In the 1920s many people were interested in ways to “get rich quick.” Americans used the stock market as a means to…

A slide of a photograph showing a detail from the sculptures of the Temple of the Dawn.

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The card is drawn in black and white. To the left is an inset of a woman in a rich fur coat and hat with veil. Near the top of her circle there is a grape vine, and pumpkins are stacked at the bottom. Slightly to teh right is an angel with clasped…