VAL-45 – Antique Print
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Description
Step back in time with VAL-45, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
VAL-45
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Catalogued as VAL-45 and filed under the Applewood group within the Valentine's Day holdings, this picture belongs to a numbered series, so its details are best read alongside its neighbors. Valentine's Day has long been marked with printed and hand-decorated greetings, and cards of this kind often show the sentimental imagery, lettering, and color choices that shaped how people expressed affection. Without a fuller record of its maker or date, the safest reading is as an example of that everyday custom, in which a small card carried a message of devotion from one person to another. Look closely at the composition and text for clues to its period.
| Original scan | 1,376 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | VAL-45 |
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