Scraggly Cat on a Roof
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The monochrome card depicts one scraggly, tearful cat perched on the apex of a roof. It is scrawny - its ribs show - and its hair is sticking up in tufts all over its body. Additionally, one eye looks swollen. There is the tail end of another cat descending the roof visible as well. The greeting in the upper right reads "Cheer up! / we all have our / little troubles / !"
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Cat Getting Bath in Bowl
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The main scene of the card is black and white, while it is bordered in yellow with the red text "I wish it was over" at the bottom. In the center is a black and white cat sitting in a bowl on a table with a bar of soap beside it. In the background is a curtain.
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Cat Scratches Person's Leg
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The card, drawn in a cartoon style, depicts a brown and white cat with its claws sunk into a peron's leg. The person, who is only shown from the knees down, is wearing red pants, blue stockings, and black shoes. Their hand is barely visible, splayed in pain. Printed in the upper right is "It's time you scratched me a line!"
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Waltzing Cats
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: Done in monochrome, the card depicts two black and white cats dancing with each other on a tile floor. On the back wall there is a piece of artworl. ""Waltz Me Around Again Willie"" is printed along the bottom of the card.
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Laughing Cat and Puppy
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The card looks like a pencil sketch done in black and white. It features a white, laughing cat on the right To the left is a puppy looking sideways at the cat. At the bottom, it says ""I don't see anything to laugh at.""
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Mother Cat and Kitten
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: Done in monochrome, the card features a mother cat and her kitten. The mother cat has bandages or wrapped ribbon around her head and paws, while the kitten is curled up next to her. Beside them is an empty dish, and printed at the bottom of the card is "I don't know why I love you but I do".
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Cat and Puppy in Grass
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The card looks like a pencil drawing in black and white. To the left is a white cat, sitting in front of grass that is as tall as it. To the right, a darker-shaded puppy peeks out of the grass. Beneath their feet is the question "Can I play in your Yard?"
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Girl Holds Cat and Basket of Flowers
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The card depicts a girl dressed in pink and blue, holding a white cat in her arms as well as a basket of pink flowers. "Greeting" is printed above her head in large letters, and below in smaller letters: "Ah! what would the world be to us / If the children were no more? / We should dread the desert behind us / Worse than the dark before. / Longfellow".
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Cat by Fireplace
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: In the left lower corner of the card there is a picture of a black cat sitting before a lit fireplace. It is made of brick and has holly and stockings hanging from it. To the right is a poem: "Of all good days upon / life's pathway / This is the best. May / You find it so this Xmas". Above the poem is the greeting "Yultide Thoughts" suroounded by a vine of holly.
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 4, Tab 2

Girl Holds Cat and Doll
subject: Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
subject: Roseliep, Raymond
subject: Christmas Postcards
description: The card has a gray background, except for the scene highlight on the left. It features a blonde-haired girl in a blue dress seated on a bench. She is holding a white cat in her arms and a doll on her lap. There is a toy carriage on the floor, and behind her there is a pot of flowers, wreath, and decorated tree. "A Merry XMAS" is printed inside the wreath. To the left side is printed "With sincere Greetings for A merry Xmas."
source: Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep
date: Date postcard was scanned:20170420
contributor: Bernhard, Hannah
rights: The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Image
coverage: Box 2, Tab 4