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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982
Filter: Year of 1800-1899
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a flower and large leaf. A verse is printed on the leaf. It reads: "Vainly shall we list for voices, made by absence doubly dear,... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with young girl holding a doll. She and her doll are both wearing a dress. The girl has her hair in a snood. A verse is below that rea... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a center oval-framed image of a woman and a cherub leaning on an ornamental stone wall. A column with an ornate top is to the rig... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a woman sitting in a meadow reading a book. She is wearing a yellow dress and a red hat with a feather. To the right in the backg... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with a border of white flowers surrounding a smaller polka dot border. Inside is the text: "St. Valentine's Day," with daisies and a b... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with an image of a child peering out of a metallic gold circle. Surrounding the child are dandelion flowers and leaves. The child is b... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card of three, die cut pieces. On top is a little girl inside of orchid leaves and blossoms. She is wearing a long white dress and a headba... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with three, die cut pieces. The middle piece is a sleigh pulled by one horse. There are three children in the sleigh; one boy is drivi... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a pink and white card with embossed floral designs. The middle layer (not visible) is a country... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with tan fringe and tasseled cords. A border of white daisies surrounds a smaller zig-zag border. Inside the border is the text "St. V... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with the image of a woman sitting on a cushioned wooden bench, gazing at her wedding ring. She is wearing a long blue dress. A gray ce... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Die cut Christmas greeting card with flowers on the top left, and text in gold on a white background that reads: 'With loving Christmas greetings." Chromol... |
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