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"Sweetheart: A Timeless Love Story Through the Ages" Step back in time and explore the captivating tales of love that have been woven into history

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Ww1 Postcard Long Trail

Ww1 Postcard Long Trail
A soldier on the battlefield thinks of his sweetheart waiting for him at home. Date: 1914

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Boy pushing an ice carriage

Boy pushing an ice carriage
Boy in Tudor costume skating across the ice pushing his sweetheart in an ice carriage. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Boy greeting his sweetheart

Boy greeting his sweetheart
Boy in Tudor costume greeting his sweetheart. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Advert for Jays ready-wear evening dresses 1937

Advert for Jays ready-wear evening dresses 1937
Models wearing full-length sweetheart chiffon evening gowns, with shoulder-straps. Date: 1937

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Veronique by Henry Hamilton

Veronique by Henry Hamilton
Promotional postcard for Veronique adapted by Henry Hamilton from the French of Albert Van Loo & Georges Duval (Theatre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, 10th December 1898); music Andre Messager

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Chairing on the ice

Chairing on the ice
A young man with a pipe pushing his sweetheart along the ice on an ice chair. Artist: BH Smale Date: 1904

Background imageSweetheart Collection: A World War I soldier and his sweetheart

A World War I soldier and his sweetheart
A World War I soldier embraces his sweetheart as he prepares to fight For King and Country. Date: 1914-18

Background imageSweetheart Collection: WWI Calendar

WWI Calendar
Pat Rooney, Its a long, long way to Tipperary (song title), Irish Sweetheart Calendar. A soldier on the Western Front thinks of his home and loved ones. Date: 1916

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Boy with a posy of flowers

Boy with a posy of flowers
Silhouelle of a young boy presenting flowers to his sweetheart.Date: circa 1925

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Women Doing Mens Work WW1

Women Doing Mens Work WW1. Woman in uniform down on one knee proposing to her sweetheart in reversal of roles. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Winged Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart brooch

Winged Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart brooch
A winged Royal Flying Corps. Sweetheart brooch, with a propeller as a centre-piece.. Commemorative Ware

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Royal Glos. Hussars Yeomanry buttonsas Sweetheart Brooch

Royal Glos. Hussars Yeomanry buttonsas Sweetheart Brooch
Pair of Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry buttons fused together as a Sweetheart Brooch. Commemorative Ware

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Royal Berkshire Sweetheart brooch

Royal Berkshire Sweetheart brooch. Commemorative Ware

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Royal Artillery Sweetheart Brooch

Royal Artillery Sweetheart Brooch. Commemorative Ware

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Embroidered silk on card - Flags of the Allies

Embroidered silk on card - Flags of the Allies. Photo of soldier and his sweetheart. Remember Me. Inscribed on reverse. Commemorative Art

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart Brooch

Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart Brooch
Royal Flying Corps. Sweetheart Brooch in the shape of a First World War monoplane. Commemorative Ware

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Young woman in British soldiers uniform, WW1

Young woman in British soldiers uniform, WW1
A young woman photographed wearing a privates uniform of the Royal Army Medical Corps (as evidenced by the cap badges featuring the Rod of Asclepius)

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Elsie Janis

Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Elsie Janis and Basil Hallam

Elsie Janis and Basil Hallam
Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Tatler front cover featuring Elsie Janis, 1916

Tatler front cover featuring Elsie Janis, 1916
Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of

Background imageSweetheart Collection: The Parting by A. C. Michael

The Parting by A. C. Michael
A British officer bids farewell to his wife or sweetheart, who looks understandably worried about what his fate might be. Date: 1915

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Mary Pickford in The Poor Little Rich Girl

Mary Pickford in The Poor Little Rich Girl
Mary Pickford (1892-1979), The Worlds Sweetheart, in The Poor Little Rich Girl. She was a silent film star, early Hollywood pioneer, and co-founder of United Artists. Date: 1917

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Girl pulled in sledge through the wintry countryside

Girl pulled in sledge through the wintry countryside
A little girl, dressed in a red cape with white fur trim and carrying sprigs of holly, is pulled along by her sweetheart. Date: c.1920

Background imageSweetheart Collection: A soldier and his sweetheart

A soldier and his sweetheart embrace. Date: 20th Century

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Minnie Palmer, Actress

Minnie Palmer, Actress
MINNIE PALMER American actress on stage and in films. Depicted here during her first visit to England, where she scored a big hit as Tina in /My sweetheart. Date: 1865 - 1932

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Martha Jeff. Randolph

Martha Jeff. Randolph
MARTHA (nee Jefferson) RANDOLPH daughter of President Jefferson, for whom she acted as First Lady : wife of her childhood sweetheart Thomas Randolph. Date: 1772 - 1836

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Sweethearts, from the Pears Annual, 1905

Sweethearts, from the Pears Annual, 1905
BAL9685 Sweethearts, from the Pears Annual, 1905 by Morgan, Frederick (1856-1927); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSweetheart Collection: The Appearance of the Countess of Derby in the Golden room, scene from Scott s

The Appearance of the Countess of Derby in the Golden room, scene from Scott s
XJF315778 The Appearance of the Countess of Derby in the Golden room, scene from Scotts Peveril of the Peak, from Leisure Hour, 1888 (engraving) by Pettie

Background imageSweetheart Collection: JOSEPHs SWEETHEART AT THE VAUDEVILLE, play in london, UK, britain, united kingdom, u

JOSEPHs SWEETHEART AT THE VAUDEVILLE, play in london, UK, britain, united kingdom, u.k. great britain, 1888 engraving

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Return after the War, 1878 (oil on canvas)

Return after the War, 1878 (oil on canvas)
BAL153691 Return after the War, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Karneev, Akim Egorovich (1833-96); 80x60 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Shepherd and Shepherdess (oil on panel)

Shepherd and Shepherdess (oil on panel)
XKH149295 Shepherd and Shepherdess (oil on panel) by Zick, Januarius (1730-97); 38.5x29.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imageSweetheart Collection: SAILOR, 1918. Portrait of a sailor looking at a picture of his sweetheart

SAILOR, 1918. Portrait of a sailor looking at a picture of his sweetheart. Painting by Fisher Harrison, 1918

Background imageSweetheart Collection: CIVIL WAR: RETURN HOME, 1863. Home From the War

CIVIL WAR: RETURN HOME, 1863. Home From the War. Union Army soldiers returning home to their families. Wood engraving, American, 1863

Background imageSweetheart Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Trying it on

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Trying it on
Trying it on! A sailor boy (home on leave) proposes to his girl sweetheart and presents her with a diamond ring! Date: circa 1942

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Back from the Boer War - Scene at a London Terminus

Back from the Boer War - Scene at a London Terminus of a wounded soldie returning to his relieved family after his tour to Southern Africa. Date: circa 1901

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Be My Sweetheart - Valentines Day Card

Be My Sweetheart - Valentines Day Card (published by Valentine s!) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Mary Pickford - Canadian motion picture actress

Mary Pickford - Canadian motion picture actress
Mary Pickford (1892-1979) - Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[ Date

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Bavaro, bride holding wedding bouquet, MR

Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Bavaro, bride holding wedding bouquet, MR
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Bavaro, bride holding wedding bouquet (MR)

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Cut face of sweetheart cabbage halved credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen

Cut face of sweetheart cabbage halved credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageSweetheart Collection: World War I: British soldier dreaming of his country sweetheart at home. Sentimental

World War I: British soldier dreaming of his country sweetheart at home. Sentimental postcard c1914-1918

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Mary Pickford (born Gladys Mary Smith - 1893-1979) Canadian-born American actress

Mary Pickford (born Gladys Mary Smith - 1893-1979) Canadian-born American actress, known as The Worlds Sweetheart. Photograph c1929

Background imageSweetheart Collection: JOSEPHs SWEETHEART AT THE VAUDEVILLE, play in london, UK, britain, united kingdom, u

JOSEPHs SWEETHEART AT THE VAUDEVILLE, play in london, UK, britain, united kingdom, u.k. great britain, 1888 engraving

Background imageSweetheart Collection: King Charles spaniels, stuffed specimens C016 / 5138

King Charles spaniels, stuffed specimens C016 / 5138
King Charles spaniels, stuffed specimens. These specimens are a breed of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Their names are (left to right): Sweetheart

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Valentines card

Valentines card
Litle girl attempts to wake up her sweetheart and ask him to be her valentine. Date: c. 1920

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Boy pulling his sweetheart on a sledge

Boy pulling his sweetheart on a sledge
Young couple out sledging in the snow. c. 1920

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Boy and girl in the snow

Boy and girl in the snow
A young couple hold hands in the snow, the boy proclaiming love and valentine greetings to his sweetheart. Date: c. 1910

Background imageSweetheart Collection: Woman greets her sweetheart who stands at door with flowers

Woman greets her sweetheart who stands at door with flowers c. 1930

Background imageSweetheart Collection: SWEETHEARTS, 1874. Scene from W. S. Gilberts romantic comedy Sweethearts at the Prince of Wales

SWEETHEARTS, 1874. Scene from W. S. Gilberts romantic comedy Sweethearts at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London
SWEETHEARTS, 1874. Scene from W.S. Gilberts romantic comedy Sweethearts at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, 1874. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper




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"Sweetheart: A Timeless Love Story Through the Ages" Step back in time and explore the captivating tales of love that have been woven into history. From the trenches of WW1 to the enchanting Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries, Scotland, love has always found a way to prevail. During the dark days of war, soldiers sought solace in simple pleasures like Wrights Coal Tar Soap. Its comforting scent reminded them of their sweethearts waiting back home. In times of turmoil, music became a balm for weary souls. Vera Lynn's melodic voice echoed through air raid shelters during the Second World War, offering hope and reminding us all of our beloved sweethearts. Love knows no boundaries or distances. A couple framed with the iconic Space Needle in Seattle stands as a testament to this truth. Their embrace speaks volumes about enduring affection amidst breathtaking views at Kerry Park. Travel even further back in time to discover Sweetheart Abbey dating from 13th and 14th centuries. This architectural marvel was built as an eternal symbol of devotion by Lady Dervorgilla for her late husband John Balliol—truly a testament to everlasting love. Artistic expressions have also captured love's essence throughout history. The poignant illustration "Sweetheart Roland" depicts undying loyalty and sacrifice while Edmund Blair Leighton's masterpiece "God Speed" showcases chivalry and protection within romantic relationships. From humorous moments portrayed by Joyce Dennys' "The Chaperon" to elegant fashion showcased in Boue Soeurs' New York couture house advert, love takes on various forms but remains ever-present across time periods and cultures. Even William Barribal's satirical piece "The Farce" reminds us that sometimes love can be comical yet endearing—a reminder not to take ourselves too seriously when it comes to matters of the heart. As seasons change, so does romance bloom beneath spring cherry tree blossoms.