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| | Louis Prang, Father of the American Christmas Card |
 | | Louis Prang, one of the founders of the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, was born in 1824 in Breslau, Silesia (present day Poland). |
 | | Prang built a large printing plant which used this same process to produce art education textbooks, instruction books, maps, color portraits, as well as America's first Christmas cards. |
 | | In 1875, Louis Prang began publishing cards, and earned the title "father of the American Christmas card." Prang's high-quality cards were costly, and they initially featured images that did NOT include the Madonna and Child, a decorated tree, or even Santa Claus. |
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