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Pietry, Joan, fl. 1944 to Robert E. Dyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09996.222 Author/Creator: Pietry, Joan, fl. 1944 Place Written: Tucson, Arizona Type: Greeting Card Date: 8 September 1944 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One greeting card from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated September 8, 1944. A card sent to tell someone you miss them. It features an optical illusion of a girl crying. When you open the card a clear piece of plastic with parallel black lines moves, covering sections of the image making it seem as the girl is crying.

Dyer, Robert E., 1925-2018
Pietry, Joan, fl. 1944

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