A leap year postcard, "A Leap Year Proposal," 1908.
Entry/Object ID
2016.10.1.1
Description
A real photographic postcard, "A Leap Year Proposal," 1908. The postcard features a photograph depicting a man who has fallen on the ground and a woman hovering above him. There is a poem printed at the bottom edge, "Though neither riches nor renown / Belong to you, how glad I'd be / If you, instead of falling down, / Had fallen dead in love with me!" There is a pencil inscription on the reverse as well as a used postage stamp. The postcard was printed in 1908, a leap year, in which it was socially acceptable for women to propose marriage. The postcard is in good condition with minor surface soiling.
