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Valentine

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Description: Watercolor valentine written by a young man and given to one of the daughters of Louis Dousman, probably Violet or Virginia.
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Making Valentines

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: Schoolgirls showing one another the valentines they are making in class to celebrate the holiday.
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Classroom Valentines

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: A teacher answers a student's question as the other students cut hearts from construction paper to make valentine cards.
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Kresge $1.00 Store Valentine Window

Date: 01 26 1945
Description: Kresge $1.00 Store, located at 13 South Pinckney Street, with a window display of Valentine cards and folders.
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Kresge $1.00 Store Valentine Window

Date: 01 26 1945
Description: Kresge $1.00 Store, 13 South Pinckney Street, Valentine window display featuring women's clothing.
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Winners and Entries in Valentine Contest

Date: 02 15 1932
Description: Winners and entries in "Capital Times" Valentine contest. The Valentine with the court scene in the center, featuring comic actors in "Ladies of the Jury,"...
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Shy Guy

Date: 02
Description: Crowned queen and king of Valentine's Day celebrate over a card.
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H.S. Manchester Inc., Valentine Nylon Stocking Window Display

Date: 01 27 1947
Description: H.S. Manchester Inc., department store Valentine Day Berkshire hosiery, nylon stockings, window display.
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S.S. Kresge Store Ballerina Skirts Window

Date: 02 07 1948
Description: S.S. Kresge Store, 25-27 East Main Street, display window featuring Valentine's Day gift selections, with sign: "Now! Every Tot Can Have a Ballerina (skirt...
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Audrey Walsh and Sons

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Audrey Walsh and her sons, David and John, looking at Valentines. John J. Walsh, the boys' father, is the boxing coach at the University of Wisconsin.
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Jane Rikkers and Children

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Janey Rikkers with children, Betty and Frederick. Frederick is holding a valentine. The children's father is Edward H. Rikkers.
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Crownhart Children with Valentines

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Crownhart children, Virginia, Sally, and Mary Ann with Valentines. They are the children of Charles and Marian Crownhart.
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Ever Thine

Date: 1840
Description: Valentine's Day card with flowers and gold and white flourishes. Text at bottom reads: "Ever Thine." It has been mounted to a piece of paper and a silhouet...
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Let the Smiles of Youth Appearing

Date: 1855
Description: Valentine's Day card with a cornucopia filled with flowers and foliage. On the edge of the mouth it reads: "Let the Smiles of Youth Appearing." Music notat...
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Flower and Leaf Valentine

Date: 1855
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,...
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Sweet and Modest Little Girls

Date: 1859
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...
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If Souls Could Always Dwell Above

Date: 1850
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...
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Will You Love Me Always

Date: 1870
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...
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St. Valentine's Day

Date: 1881
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...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1880
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...

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