https://www.ipernity.com/tag/aemays/keyword/308401 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/45/66/288325.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/aemays/keyword/308401 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:51:07 +0000 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:51:07 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596913 tag:ipernity.com,2013-12-05,doc-28596913 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:23:29 +0000 2013-12-05T10:23:29-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/aemays">Alan Mays</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596913"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/139/69/13/28596913.46518a95.240.jpg?r2" width="207" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A one-of-a-kind handpainted Christmas postcard made from some sort of art board. Postmarked in Chantilly, Virginia, Dec. 16, 1955. Sent to Lancaster, Pa., with a return address in York, Pa.<br /> <br /> I believe that the artist who painted this postcard (it's not a print) was H. Robert Hildebrand, who was known for his paintings of dogs and other animals. See the following blog postings: <a href="http://www.yorkblog.com/universal/2013/04/07/york-county-native-h-robert-hildebrand-was-a-prolific-pet-portraitist/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">York County Native H. Robert Hildebrand Was a Prolific Pet Portraitist</a> and <a href="http://www.yorkblog.com/universal/2013/04/10/more-cute-dogs-with-famous-owners-painted-by-york-native-h-r-hildebrand/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">More Cute Dogs with Famous Owners Painted by York Native H. R. Hildebrand</a>.<br /> <br /> For another postcard painting by the same artist, see <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noel, Bob Hildrebrand, 1956</a>.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Noel, Bob Hildrebrand, 1956" src="https://u1.ipernity.com/39/69/09/28596909.d6ef30b4.240.jpg?r1" height="240" width="167" /></a></div> Merry Christmas, Bob Hildrebrand, 1955 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/aemays">Alan Mays</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596913"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/139/69/13/28596913.46518a95.240.jpg?r2" width="207" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A one-of-a-kind handpainted Christmas postcard made from some sort of art board. Postmarked in Chantilly, Virginia, Dec. 16, 1955. Sent to Lancaster, Pa., with a return address in York, Pa.<br /> <br /> I believe that the artist who painted this postcard (it's not a print) was H. Robert Hildebrand, who was known for his paintings of dogs and other animals. See the following blog postings: <a href="http://www.yorkblog.com/universal/2013/04/07/york-county-native-h-robert-hildebrand-was-a-prolific-pet-portraitist/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">York County Native H. Robert Hildebrand Was a Prolific Pet Portraitist</a> and <a href="http://www.yorkblog.com/universal/2013/04/10/more-cute-dogs-with-famous-owners-painted-by-york-native-h-r-hildebrand/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">More Cute Dogs with Famous Owners Painted by York Native H. R. Hildebrand</a>.<br /> <br /> For another postcard painting by the same artist, see <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noel, Bob Hildrebrand, 1956</a>.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/aemays/28596909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Noel, Bob Hildrebrand, 1956" src="https://u1.ipernity.com/39/69/09/28596909.d6ef30b4.240.jpg?r1" height="240" width="167" /></a></div> Alan Mays