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"As early as September 1866, the Catholics west of Dubuque in the Lattnerville area met with Catholics of the Centralia area to build a church. Unable to agree on a suitable location, the Lattnerville people quietly turned to Father Alois Meis of…

The upper part of the card depicts two angels, one playing the harp and one holding pink-purple flowers, looking down upon the baby Jesus with a lamb in the hay on the lower half of the card.

Mary, in red and blue, sits to the left with baby Jesus on her lap. Four angels observe them; all have either blonde or brown hair and are dressed in blue, green, orange, and lavender. "Christmas Wishes" is printed at the bottom.

Baby Jesus dressed in white with a golden halo lays in the manger, extending one hand to the three blonde-haired angels singing to him from the foot of the bed. The border is gold and red stripes with holly. "Christmas Greetings" is printed at the…

There are 5 little angels running around and circling Father Christmas. Father Christmas is holding a torch and is leading the pack.

Beneath an arch of gold starts, an adult and baby angel are seen scattering candies and chocolates among a city in the evening. At the bottom the following is written; "Christmas Wishes. Hush! the Christmas Day is ended Angles on the earth…

In a straw-bedded manger, baby Jesus with a golden halo is bathed in the light of a star shining through the window. Two angels, only heads on wings, look smiling upon him from clouds and a starry background. The bottom reads "Loving Christmas…

In the foreground are the three wise men, lavishly dressed in robes and hats. One rides a camel while the other two ride horses. On a donkey behind them is a dark-skinned servant. At the top of the card, two angels point the way to a building in the…

Inside a white wood stable with red roof, the Holy Family is visible along with one angel. Directly in front of its entrance, a ladder descends from the clouds of heaven and eight angels are about to come down it. More white and red buildings extend…