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  2. Visiting card - Wikipedia

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    Visiting card. A visiting card or a calling card was a small, decorative card that was carried by individuals to present themselves to others. It was a common practice in the 18th and 19th century, particularly among the upper classes, to leave a visiting card when calling on someone (which means to visit their house or workplace).

  3. Carte de visite - Wikipedia

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    Format. The carte de visite was usually an albumen print from a collodion negative on thin paper glued onto a thicker paper card. The size of a carte de visite is 54.0 mm (2.125 in) × 89 mm (3.5 in) mounted on a card sized 64 mm (2.5 in) × 100 mm (4 in). The reverse was generally printed with the logo of the photographer or the photography ...

  4. Postcard - Wikipedia

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    Postcard. Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s. A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare.

  5. Adobe Illustrator - Wikipedia

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    Adobe Illustrator is the companion product of Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop is primarily geared toward digital photo manipulation and photorealistic styles of computer illustration, while Illustrator provides results in the typesetting and logo graphic areas of design. Early magazine advertisements (featured in graphic design trade magazines such ...

  6. File:Visiting card for Annie Margaret Wheeler, c1918 to 1921.jpg

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  7. The Wizard of Id - Wikipedia

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    He is deranged but obedient, and is twice the size of the Wizard. The name is a play on "abracadabra" and "cadaver". Bernie the Torch: An accident-prone peasant so unlucky that when he came out of hospital after being run over by a steamroller, a gargoyle fell on him. He was once hit by a meteorite during surgery, after getting run over by a horse.

  8. Envelope - Wikipedia

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    An envelope is a common packaging item, usually made of thin, flat material. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card . Traditional envelopes are made from sheets of paper cut to one of three shapes: a rhombus, a short-arm cross or a kite.

  9. Cabinet card - Wikipedia

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    The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for ... Carte de visite (2.5 by 4.5 inches (64 by 114 mm)), the same size as calling cards