click zoom to display a high-res image
Love's Telephone
Image
Valentine's Day card with a old-fashioned telephone inside a frame made of a blue ribbon, decorated with hearts and flowers. A cherub is holding the receiver. At the top left is the text: "Love's Telephone, Date February 14," at the top right is: "To My Valentine." Below is the verse: "If you a message of love would tell, You have but to ring your telephone bell, 'Tis better far than the carrier dove, But be sure the call is 2 U-R LOVE." Chromolithograph.
1909
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1909 |
|---|
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 print |
| Dimensions | 21 x 14 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | PH 6013, Box 2, Fldr 53 |
| Media Number | Box 2,Folder 53 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999466117302121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06013 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
|---|---|
| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
W012NMK
WHi 81215
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
I Love But Thee
1908
Valentine's Day postcard of a basket of Forget Me Not flowers with a blue bow. A dachshund is peering out of the flowers. At the top is the text: "I Love but Thee." Chromolithograph, embossed.
Love's Offering
1908
Valentine's Day card in the shape of a heart, with a woman in a long pink dress sitting in a meadow as the central image. She is holding a heart and flowers and has a garland of flowers in her hair...
To My Valentine
1911
Valentine's Day card made of four pieces. The main piece is of a large shell boat pulled by two swans on a pond filled with water lilies. A cutout of a large cherub is inserted into the shell. On t...
Valentine's Day Card with Cherubs
1895
Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a pink and white card with embossed floral designs. The middle layer (not visible) is a country home surrounded by flowers, with several ...
Foldout Heart-Shaped Valentine
1900
Valentine's Day card that has foldout panels on both sides. The bottom layer is a heart-shaped card with a floral and metallic gold border, die cut and embossed. The next layer is folded paper lace...
I Dream of Thee
circa 1910-1919
Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is the folded card with an ornate embossed design in blue and metallic gold. In the center is a cutout of a cherub holding a bouquet of flow...
