No. 7 of 15 · Vintage Postcards
Cupid's Trail
Pictures by HBG
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A chubby cupid with his bow drawn follows a trail of red hearts across a snowy riverbank on this 1911 valentine postcard, signed HBG and published by Leubrie & Elkus of New York, with the words "Cupid hopes this trail will lead to you." It comes from the golden age of the postcard, when Americans mailed hundreds of millions of picture cards a year. For the one you love.
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Around 1905–1915 Americans mailed hundreds of millions of picture postcards a year: the golden age of the postcard. These holiday cards come from that time, kept today in the Newberry Library's Curt Teich archive.
