Primary Type – Cards
Secondary Type - Cards
Language – Cards
Creator – Cards
Date – Cards
Group – Cards
Location – Cards
Event – Cards
Post-it note with handwritten message in green marker. The message reads: "Love will always win! Don't lose hope. -Gabi Z.-"
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue and red marker. The message reads: "Hate can't drown out hate. Only love can do that [heart]. By, Brandon."
Handmade card in colored marker on paper. The front of the card features the word: "LOVE" in bubble letters; the letter "o" has been replaced with a large Star of David. Several smaller hearts and a multi-colored asterisk appear throughout. Signed, upper left: "Rylee Love." The back is signed, twice: "Love Rylee" in orange and purple marker, respectively. The card has been laminated.
Handwritten card in red marker on paper. The card is signed: "Owen" and contains two illustrated stick figures.
Handwritten note written in black marker on dotted graph paper. The note reads: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." Creasing and staining due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Printed note in black ink on white paper. The note reads, in capital letters: "Your Christian brothers and sisters are praying with you." Tearing and creasing due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Laminated printed sign which reads: "Peace, Diversity, and Connection" over a photograph of a sunset on a rocky seashore.
Folded card on blue paper with hand drawn illustrations and assorted stickers featuring various animals and other items, including owls, paw prints, lady bugs, bears, a fish, flower, cat, and the Disney character, Tinkerbell.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black ink. The message reads: "Am Yisrael Chai!" Translated into English, this means: "The People of Israel live!" Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Handmade, screen-printed card on yellow paper with green paint. A heart appears in the center. Signed, lower right: "Love, Khira D." The card has been laminated.
Printed memorial note with the names and ages of the eleven victims of the October 27 attack. Creasing and staining due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Post-it note with hand drawn, abstract illustration in blue marker.
Handwritten note in black ink on lined notepad paper. The note reads: "Pop Up Conversation and [F]ree Listening." Extensive tearing and staining throughout due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black and red marker. The message reads: "God bless all people of Pittsburgh. Our hearts are with you. [Heart]."
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Stay strong. Hate cannot win!! Ron [last name redacted]."
Handwritten card in pink marker on paper. The card contains illustrations of a flower and two hearts and reads: "Simon. May their memory be a blessing." Folded on the sides.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The message reads: "I think about you constantly. Sending love." The Hebrew acronym, "with the help of heaven," appears in the upper right.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The note features an illustration of a heart with the numbers "412" written inside.
Post-it note with handwritten message in green marker. The message reads: "Love."
Blank pink envelope with tape affixed on the reverse. Staining and fading due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
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