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Sunday, February 14, 2026

C.M. Coolidge’s “Tale of a Wedded Life”…

For Valentine’s Day, we present this sweet story by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, most popularly known for his great American Masterpiece painting, “Dogs Playing Poker”. Signed “Kash”, this set of ten cards telling a story, sold for $1.00 when it was published in 1877.

Enjoy.

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Doug Wheeler

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This entry was posted on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 7:00 am.
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One Response to “C.M. Coolidge’s “Tale of a Wedded Life”…”

  1. Super I.T.C.H » Blog Archive » Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 02 Says:
    April 28th, 2010 at 9:20 am

    [...] following series of circa 1880s trade cards, attributed to artist C.M. Coolidge (famous for his painting of dogs playing poker), depicts a child Playing Bank President according [...]

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