Leap Year Postcard Database | History & Anthropology | Monmouth University

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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!”

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