History Museum On The Square - Photo Archives
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 | Accession Number:2002-885.7 Accession Date: Condition:good Location:Photographic Archives, Greeting Cards, Box 1, F-7 Keywords:greeting card, valentine, ca 1915 Area of Origin:Mt. Vernon Period:ca 1915 Category:Documentary Artifact Object:Greeting Card Maker:WhitneyMade Description/History:Card is square with a blue geometric pattern border. The front illustration is a boy giving a girl a valentine with cupids/blackbirds underneath. Handwritten inside is "from Pauline Stroud", and the inside verse is "There's so many kinds of Valentines! Some made of lace and glue, There's "comics" and the stand-up kind, And then there's postals, too; But when I choose my valentine, I'm going to choose just you." A black and white cupid illustration is under the verse. On the back is handwritten "To Mary Johnson", and printed "WhitneyMade, Worcester, Mass." with a gold "A" under that. This card was given to Mary Ruth Johnson McShane (1909-2001) of Mt.Vernon, MO in grade school. News-Leader Photo Information: |
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