A rosy-cheeked child in a straw hat strides boldly toward the future on this delightfully whimsical New Year's greeting, clutching a "JAN. 1" newspaper and brandishing an enormous red mop — confetti scattering in her wake — while a stooped Father Time with his scythe shuffles off toward a dreamy castle on the horizon, the sign at his feet pointing "to ye Future." The lively illustrated composition, printed in rich chromolithographic color with an embossed texture, captures the optimistic spirit of 1916 America. The card was sent by someone named Catharine to a Miss Catharine Carroll at 3749 E. 71st Street in Cleveland, Ohio, postmarked 1916 — a touching coincidence of shared names, with the sender wishing her a stockingful of Christmas fun and a very happy new year ahead.