Card, Prayer

1998.008.0044
Funeral Prayer Card for Joseph Hovorka, 1920
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Title
Funeral Prayer Card for Joseph Hovorka, 1920
Creation Date
February 1920
Materials

Dimensions

2.5 in. W x 4 in. L Item (Overall)

Description
Funeral prayer card for Joseph Hovorka. The card is paper printed in black. Seen on one side is an image of the Virgin Mary with the text "Mater Dolorosa" (Mother of Sorrows). Printed on the opposite side are the text "In Loving Memory of Joseph Hovorka/Born July 31, 1854, in Checho-Slovakia, Europe./Died February 23, 1920, in Grand Junction, Colorado" along with two prayers and maker's marks.
Geographic Notes
Green Bay/Wisconsin
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