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1960s

Congrats on your baby girl: Vintage greeting cards from 1969

These cute vintage greeting cards were sent to parents in the ’60s to welcome a new baby to the world. Here are some of the sentiments people shared 50+ years ago!

Remember vintage library and due date slips

1910s

Remember vintage library checkout cards & due date slips?

Years ago, in order to check out a book, there were specific systems in place for librarians. Here’s a look back at vintage checkout cards & due date slips libraries used!

Vintage insert dime money cards for kids, from the 70s 80s

1950s

These vintage ‘insert dime’ greeting cards with coins were a big deal for kids

These old ‘insert dime’ holiday greeting cards filled with coins were very popular – and a super fun way for friends and family to give a kid a dollar!

1950s

A dozen adorable vintage Father’s Day cards

These cute and child-friendly vintage Father’s Day cards show the sweet sentiments that kids expressed for dad (and grandpa) in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.

1900s

How & why everyone used calling cards in the early 1900s

What were calling cards, and how were these visiting cards used by polite society back at the turn of the century? Find out!

1970s

These retro Hallmark Valentine cards from the ’70s were super cute & super pink & super girly

Hallmark Valentine cards in the ’70s – at least those geared toward girls – were anything but subtle. Hot pink, pale pink and red were big, as were the doll-like little girls’ eyes and heads.

1900s

Erin go bragh! 17 antique & vintage St Patrick’s Day postcards from the 1900s

Here, see a collection of antique & vintage St Patrick’s Day postcards — sweet little hello notes people sent to each other a century ago!

1960s

Peanuts! Vintage Snoopy Valentine’s Day cards (plus Woodstock!)

Do you remember any of these adorable ’70s & ’80s vintage Valentine’s Day cards, featuring Snoopy & Woodstock of the Peanuts gang?

1800s

People as vegetables: Odd old trade cards from the 1800s showing men & women literally made from veggies

Trade cards, the granddaddy of today’s trading cards, were common in the 1800s, and often showed offbeat images that existed solely to build brand buzz. Here’s a strange set showing people as vegetables.