Vintage Fourth of July Greeting Card: Girl with Soldiers

The oversized bonnet sitting atop a rosy-cheeked toddler's head is matched only by the scissors she's casually brandishing near a pile of firecrackers while four tiny toy soldiers in blue uniforms stand at attention, presumably awaiting their imminent demise. The child's expression radiates the serene calm of someone who has absolutely no idea — or perhaps complete awareness — that she's one snip away from a full military incident. The scattered red firecrackers already rolling across the floor suggest this 'Glorious Fourth' has been in progress for some time, and the body count is already climbing. Edwardian America really looked at 'give a small child explosives and sharp objects near a military formation' and said: yes, this is the greeting card energy we need.