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Valentines. Children.

A plump blue-eyed girl in a green coat, white hat, and a white muff. Text: Valentine Greetings.

A boy in a blue suit holds up a rose. Text: To the one I love.

Girl in a pink dress has a white bird near her hand. Text: Affection's Greeting.

A boy and a girl are couple-skating on ice, not noticing the DANGER sign. The melted water says LOVE. Text: Wouldn't you think it would be nice to glide with me across the ice, The ice is smooth, the weather is fine, now won't you be my Valentine?

girl reads a heart-shaped card. Text: When you get a valentine from a friend, you know it's meant to be a gentle hint he wants to be your beau.

A boy gives a girl a kiss. Text: To my valentine, A kiss is never a miss, but it takes a real miss to make the kiss.

A girl is running, holding an envelope and a card "for my valentine". A boy in white is running after her. Text: Don't be scared it's only me and I like you can't you see.

The Valentine's Day cards are from the Ann Rayburn Collection of Paper Americana (MUM00380). A portion of that collection's postcards has been digitized. (Finding aid available here.)

Valentines. Children.

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