Send a greeting to your valentine with this selection of images from the Iowa Digital Library.
Copper puppy
"Have a heart! Please be my Valentine," 1930s?
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Pants 4 U
"My heart pants 4 U," August 1, 1907
Heart afire...
"Honey, my heart is afire, but not for you," July 2, 1908
Maid looked demure
"The maid looked demure yet smiled in his eyes," August 2, 1909
We've got a lovely couch
"We've got a lovely couch at our house. Just holds two." July 8, 1909
There is no distance love cannot span
"There is no distance love cannot span. Love knows no limit since Earth began." January 5, 1909
Thousands of kind thoughts for thee
"Thousands of kind thoughts for thee; have you one in return for me?" 1900s
To my valentine
"To my valentine" 1900s
Happy I would make you
"Happy I would make you so what shall I send? The best wishes, and love of a friend." postcard, February 12, 1912
Rubber heart
Rubber heart, 2003
Love is a nettle
J.K. Prugh: "If love is a nettle that makes you smart, then why do you wear it next your heart?-- Patience"
Scottish Valentine
"A Bonnie Wee Valentine For Ye"
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