1930s Courtship Book Drawings Poems LoveNotes
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1930s 'COURTSHIP SCRAPBOOK' of handwritten poems & original art is 40 pages complete-- made by a Canadian man wooing an American girl-- Arty White of Kitchener, BC, Canada (pop. 200) fell hard for Irma Higgins of Kearney, Nebraska (pop.1,500). We don't see how they met-- maybe a lonely-hearts promotion or by friends? Arty wishes for a 'long, sweet corresponding acquaintance' with Irma-- he romances her with his fine sketches and handwritten poetry. One feels the tenderness and sincerity in the writing and artwork. Arty shows Irma his true feelings-- he writes that their 'budding relationship' means the world to him-- he hopes for her happiness, wishes they grow old together....delicate expressions of desire. Album has (85+) pencil & ink illustrations-- young men brood/ lovers seen in-profile, styled like 1930s Hollywood movie-stars/ couples embrace, dance, kiss, talk by phone/ wintery landscape, a howling wolf/ cartoons show humorous, sweet married life. Did Arty and Irma meet face-to-face?-- Arty drew a 'feelings checklist' for a meeting 'sometime in 1935, possible...in Kearney, NE' (titled 'nosey wants to know'), with question marks to Irma's feelings for him. Courtship scrapbook ends on an upbeat note-- a smart-looking couple leave in a convertible car; a couple embrace in a flower-arbor beneath a sign-- 'I love you!'.
Album, 10"x12"-- in fine condition. Original cover has hinged wood boards; cover has a design of carved, color-painted scene of fox-hunting on horseback. Domestic s&h $20[romance- arts & letters- Canada- Western Americana]. .
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1930s Courtship Book Drawings Poems LoveNotes
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