Hello! Be My Valentine! Die-cut heart card with children – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Hello! Be My Valentine! Die-cut heart card with children. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hello! Be My Valentine! Die-cut heart card with children
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Die-cut hearts with children on them were a staple of early twentieth-century Valentine's Day cards, when mass-produced greetings became popular in the United States and Britain. This example, titled "Hello! Be My Valentine!", uses a heart-shaped cutout so the card's outline does much of the design work before any color is added. Cards like this were often sent between schoolchildren, who exchanged them in class, and the sentimental, cheerful style reflects how the holiday was marketed to young people. Look closely at the printing and the cutout edges, which show how such cards were made by hand-fed presses and finishing work.
| Original scan | 756 × 801 px |
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| Reference | Valentines Day Cards-fd0003 |
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