POSTCARD, World War 1

H1999.196

Postcard with colour tinted photograph of girl in pink dress, white bonnet and apron talking to man in red shirt and hat. Shrubbery behind them. Poem beneath image entitled "RORY O'More. No. 1." First in series of four postcards, with letter in blue ink on reverse. "Dear Elisa/I Received your Letter/this morning and was pleased to/know that you were all keeping well/I am in long trousers now Elisa, I think/I look much better in them. I am 18 on/the 10th of April, so you see I will soon/be 21 also wont I."

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1999.196
Accession Date: 19 Sep 2002
Acquisition Year: 1999
Credit: Elaine Freeman

Material

Paper

paper

0 - Whole

Measurement

width90mm
length140mm

 


 

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