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Drawing with May Irwin Quotes

1906 / Creator Unknown

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A postcard featuring a drawing of a woman with yellow hair, posed with her hand on her chin as though thinking. There are two May Irwin quotes on the front which read "Love is blind but marriage is an eye opener," and "Before marriage, a woman is a man's ideal; after marriage it's a new deal." A handwritten note on the front reads "Cheer up, Cheeries will soon be [illegible]. Larry." The postcard is addressed to Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, and is postmarked February 22, 1906 from Boston, Massachusetts.

~ “Drawing with May Irwin Quotes,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/3865.

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Title

Drawing with May Irwin Quotes

Description

A postcard featuring a drawing of a woman with yellow hair, posed with her hand on her chin as though thinking. There are two May Irwin quotes on the front which read "Love is blind but marriage is an eye opener," and "Before marriage, a woman is a man's ideal; after marriage it's a new deal." A handwritten note on the front reads "Cheer up, Cheeries will soon be [illegible]. Larry." The postcard is addressed to Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, and is postmarked February 22, 1906 from Boston, Massachusetts.

Source

Henry Clay Barnabee Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1906

Format

JPG derived from TIF

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1995.1.IX.154