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Happy Valentines

The 14th of February is celebrated around the world as Valentine’s Day and there is a tradition of sending messages and gifts of romantic love. Photographs of these beautiful, embroidered cards are in the Wollongong City Libraries’ Illawarr...

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Happy Valentines

The 14th of February is celebrated around the world as Valentine’s Day and there is a tradition of sending messages and gifts of romantic love.

Photographs of these beautiful, embroidered cards are in the Wollongong City Libraries’ Illawarra Images collection. They were made during World War I by French women and bought by soldiers to send home to their wives and sweethearts.

If you have any photographs or documents you would be willing to share with the library, contact the Local Studies Team at localhistory@wollongong.nsw.gov.au

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by Jo Oliver

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