Wordless Wednesday: Father of the American Christmas Card

As you finish opening your Christmas cards, vowing to yourself that you'll get an early start next year and actually send yours out on time, you can thank German immigrant, Louis Prang, for the custom of exchanging greeting cards at Christmas. Prang originally created Christmas cards for England's popular market. In 1875, he expanded the business and began offering Christmas greeting cards in the U.S. for the first time, earning him the title "father of the American Christmas card."

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