Tag: Vicksburg

“I’ve taken to the benches at Vicksburg.” Call Number: PI/1992.0001 (MDAH Collection)

This postcard is also from the Cooper Postcard Collection.

Other Valentine’s Day posts from around the blogosphere:

• Love letters are featured on the Smithsonian Collections Blog.
• On the National Museum of American History blog, there is a special proposal story in honor of Valentine’s involving Dorothy’s ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz and they posted a Civil War valentine on their Facebook page.
• The National Archives Prologue: Pieces of History blog posted links to several romantic photographs from NARA collections on their Facebook page and did a blog post about finding romance in records.

Call Number: PI/1992.0001 (MDAH Collection)

Looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day card idea? Your search could end with this postcard from the Cooper Postcard Collection!

Also, check out this Archives of American Art blog post, entitled “Valentine’s, Shmalentine’s”–they showcase Valentine’s related collections, including some great Valentine’s/Buy War Bonds art.