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DPD 8 February 2010: A Leap Year Valentine 1904

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Valentine from 1904

'A Leap Year Valentine' from 1904 showing a lady chasing a man through the numerals '1904'. Postcardby G.T. Channing, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, 1904. LOC #LC-DIG-ppmsca-19058.

Proper Victorian ladies did not ask men to marry them. They simply waited and hoped. But popular belief held that in a leap year, on on February 29, it was acceptable for a lady to ask a gentleman to marry her. Hence this ‘Leap Year Valentine’ which shows a lady chasing a rather reluctant gentleman through the numerals ’1904′. [Yes, I know this year is not a leap year, but the graphic is so fun I decided to include it rather than wait two years!] Moreover, in 1904, the proper Victorian ladies hadn’t had a chance to turn the tables for eight years – because 1900 was not a leap year!

Click on it to see it/download it full-sized. This image is from the Library of Congress digital collections.

Peace,
Bekka

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