POSTCARD, World War 1
H1999.208
Postcard with sepia toned photograph - aerial view of beach, scrub and house in background, people on beach. Caption at bottom in black " THE BACK BEACH, SORRENTO". Third of series of three existing postcards (final cards and end of letter missing). Message on reverse in faded black ink. "beach. I have marked Cape Shank in/the distance. This has been taken/from Mt Coppin. You will notice a / lot of scrub. It is Teek tree. It grows/to the height of about 8 or 9 feet. There/is a winding path cut right through/this tree, to the top of the mount. There/one gets a fine panorama view of the coast line"
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1999.208 |
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| Accession Date: | 19 Sep 2002 |
| Acquisition Year: | 1999 |
| Credit: | Elaine Freeman |
Material
| Paper | paper | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| width | 90mm |
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| length | 140mm |
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