Vintage Fourth of July Greeting Card with Eagle & American Flag

Clutching a flagpole in its talons and gripping the American flag with the desperate energy of someone just discovered their personality, this bald eagle screams into the golden void while bundles of red firecrackers flank the composition like the world's most aggressive gift wrapping. The flag itself — stars dramatically rendered in teal, stripes billowing with the conviction of a man who won't stop talking at a barbecue — is adorned with a jaunty pink ribbon bow, because apparently the best way to project 'symbol of might' is through a little festive flair. The poem below informs us the flag 'proudly drinks the light,' which is apparently what passed for inspiring verse before anyone thought to raise the bar, and the whole gold-embossed tableau radiates the specific energy of patriotism that's one bad metaphor away from becoming a threat.