She dropped and fluttered from the leaves of a book:

The back says the postcard is from a musical called “Hello Beautiful” by Walter Donaldson from 1931, the artwork by Frederick Manning. Looks like a fantastic excuse for a study:

I’m not alone in this experience. Bookstore owner Michael Popek created Forgotten Bookmarks of what gets illuminated when the pages of a book open:

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