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Leap Year Postcard Database

Use the available links at the end of this page to view an extensive collection of Leap Year postcards by year, artist, company, or overall theme.

Postcard Spotlight

A man falls down a hole. A woman wearing shoes with springs attached extends her hands out to grab him. The caption reads: Start in the spring and keep leaping till you get him
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Start in the spring and keep leaping till you get him
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Start in the spring and keep leaping till you get him”

A woman points a gun at a man, his hat flying off his head and his hands clasped in prayer. The woman points at herself. The caption reads: Don't shoot! I love you!
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Don’t shoot! I love you!
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Don’t shoot! I love you!”

A woman with balloons tied to her waist tries to capture a man who's also flying, his head trapped in a bird cage. Both are using propeller devices. The caption reads "Come, birdie, come to me."
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Come, birdie, come to me.
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Come, birdie, come to me.”

A woman tries to capture a man who is using a pole in the ground to avoid her. The caption reads: "Don't go round and roung—leap over and grab him."
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Don’t go round and roung—leap over and grab him.
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Don’t go round and roung—leap over and grab him.”

A woman on horseback attempts to lasso a man fleeing from her. The caption reads: "Rope him now or never."
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Rope him now or never.
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Rope him now or never.”

A woman in a car tries to capture a man on a bicycle, who is smoking a cigar. The caption reads: "and there's no speed limit law - Get wise!"
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
…and there’s no speed limit law—Get wise!
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. and there’s no speed limit law—Get wise!”

A tall woman, her legs tied together with a ribbon, attempts to capture a tinier man, who manages to jump over her before she can grab him. The caption reads: "Cheer up! you'll catch him yet!"
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Cheer up! you’ll catch him yet!
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Cheer up! you’ll catch him yet!”

A woman wearing a black mask over her eyes hides behind a tree, holding a spiked club. A man smoking a cigar and holding a cane moves aimlessly in the foreground. The lady holds her index finger just under her mouth. The caption reads: "Shhh! Here comes one!"
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Sh-ss-h! here comes one!
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Sh-ss-h! here comes one!”

A lady knits a sock by a tree while a man dangles from one of the tree's branches. The caption reads: "But when you leap don't leap up a tree."
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
But when you leap don’t leap up a tree.
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. But when you leap don’t leap up a tree.”

A woman with a gigantic hand attempts to capture a man, who's running away so fast his hat falls off his head. The caption reads: "Help! They're after me!"
Year
1908
Artist
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Title
Help! They’re after me!
Caption

“It’s Leap Year. Help! They’re after me!”

Photo of Leap Year Postcard: Leap Year in the 400
Year
1908
Theme
Kids in Series
Title
Leap Year in the 400
Caption

“Leap Year in the 400”

Photo of Leap Year Postcard: Leap year on the farm
Theme
Kids in Series
Title
Leap Year on the Farm
Caption

“Leap year on the farm”

Photo of Leap Year Postcard: Leap-year in the West
Theme
Kids in Series
Title
Leap Year in the West
Caption

“Leap-year in the West”

Photo of Leap Year Postcard: Leap Year on the 'Rialto
Theme
Kids in Series
Title
Leap Year on the ‘Rialto’
Caption

“Leap Year on the ‘Rialto’”

Photo of Leap Year Postcard: ay you'll marry me or I'll press the button
Theme
Burglar
Title
Say You’ll Marry Me Or I’ll Press the Button
Caption

Leap Year Postcard: “Say you’ll marry me or I’ll press the button!”