Window Shopping for a Valentine

Musical accompaniment: Window Shopping performed by Hank Williams, Sr.

 

Happy Valentines Day

I wanted to post a picture of a cute couple for Valentine’s Day, but I couldn’t find a pair that suited me. Even if I had, there’s no accounting for taste. Maybe not everyone would like them.

Fortunately, this Hank Williams song came along and inspired me with the right answer. Everyone should be able to see who’s available and select their perfect valentine.

So let me present to you these pictures of the (presumably eligible) ladies and gentlemen of Natchez, Mississippi, circa 1890:

Mississippi Dep’t of Archives & History

 

Mississippi Dep’t of Archives & History

 

Mississippi Dep’t of Archives & History