Vintage Fourth of July Greeting Card - Patriotic Lady 1900s

What could be more patriotic than a corseted woman in stars-and-stripes pants perched on a crossed pile of giant red firecrackers like she's holding court over an arsenal? Her red hat, turquoise boots, and practiced side-profile gaze suggest she knew exactly what she was doing — which is more than can be said for whoever decided 'woman straddling explosives' was the appropriate visual metaphor for national independence. The gold stars flanking 'JULY 4TH' in festive red lettering overhead lend the whole composition an air of official approval, as if the Founding Fathers reviewed the layout and said 'yes, this captures the spirit of 1776 perfectly.'