He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
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The title refers to the old parlor game of plucking petals from a daisy, each one answering whether a sweetheart returns one's affection. That familiar courtship ritual gives this stereograph its mix of tenderness and teasing. Made around 1906 by E.W. Kelley, the print is a pair of nearly identical images mounted on card for viewing through a stereoscope, a popular home entertainment in the early twentieth century. The catalog tracings label it as sentimental and humorous, which matches how scenes of courtship were sold as light, domestic amusement. The record offers few other details, so the card is best read as a glimpse of everyday romantic play from its period.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print on stereo card, stereograph |
| Notes | E.W. Kelley |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 1,724 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138790 |
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