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Fall in Love With These Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards

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Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1935.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1935.ullstein bild—Getty Images
By Liz Ronk and Lily Rothman

Though light-up letters and emailed cards may be recent inventions, the Valentine’s Day card is a long-standing tradition. Case in point: these—sometimes odd—Valentine’s Day cards from the early 20th century. Read more about the history of Valentine’s Day here.

Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1910.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1910.Transcendental Graphics—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1930.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1930.LCDM Universal History Archive—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1920.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1920.Popperfoto—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1910.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1910.Buyenlarge—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1900.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1900.Popperfoto—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1935.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1935.ullstein bild—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1906.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1906.Kean Collection/Archive Photos—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1909.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1909.Kean Collection/Archive Photos—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1915.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1915.Education Image/UIG—Getty Images
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1907.
Vintage Valentine's Day card circa 1907.GraphicaArtis—Getty Images

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