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A die-cut card. A girl in a green dress and roller skates smiles as she whizzes by. She is hold…
Will you be my valentine?
A die-cut card. A girl in a green dress and roller skates smiles as she whizzes by. She is holding a big red heart.Made in the U.S.A.

Will you be my valentine?

Datebetween 1930 and 1939
Names
FormatEphemera
Notes
A girl in a green dress and roller skates smiles as she whizzes by.  She is holding a big red heart.
Made in the U.S.A.
Subject
    Medium
    Greeting cards
    Dimensions15 cm x 9 cm (5 7/8 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberSAR-GC-VAL-S-193X-007
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