A British sentimental postcard || Displayed on the front of this postcard is a hand-tinted photograph of a girl kneeling by her bed, apparently deep in prayer. ‘Prayer for my Dear Dad’ is printed above, while the verse below reads, ‘See, I kneel before Thy presence, – hear / O Father, when I pray / Thou wilt guard and bless my Daddy – fighting for us, far away ; / And I’d ask a special blessing – may he feel, ’mid war’s alarms, / That beneath him, and upholding, are Thine “everlasting arms.”’ ‘Bamforth (copyright)’ and ‘Madeleine St Clair.’ are printed in the bottom left- and right-hand corners respectively. The printed information on the reverse states, ‘Bamforth & Co. Ltd., Publishers Holmfirth (England) and New York. / “Patriot” Series. No. 1071. Printed in England.’. || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard

A British sentimental postcard || The tableau at the centre of this postcard shows a girl sitting at a table apparently composing a letter. The text above and below her is headed ‘To my dear Daddy’. The verse that follows reads: ‘I’ve got your picture, Daddy dear, / Before me as I write, / A line to send my love before / I go to bed to-night / I don’t forget you, Daddy dear, / When I kneel down to pray, / And mother too, she prays for you, / While you are far away / But Daddy dear you’ll soon be home / Across the sea so blue, / For God will send you safely back / Because I ask him to.’. The printed details on the reverse state ‘W. & K. London, E.C. Series No 3611 British Manufacture’. || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard || Front

‘AE’ are the initials of the artist who created the poignant scene on the front of this postcard. They can be seen to the right of the text, which reads, ‘A Prayer for Daddy / Daddy darling, night and morn / I pray for you where’er you be – / May God keep you safe from harm / And bring you soon back home to me.’. Portrayed above is a boy kneeling by his bed, hands clasped in prayer. Within the bubble of imagination above his head is a British soldier shouldering his rifle against the backdrop of a military encampment. The printed information on the reverse states that the postcard was ‘Printed in Great Britain’, plus ‘C P. C.. Series 405.’. A pencilled message has also been handwritten on the back: ‘To my Dear little Percy I am sending you this little card for you to learn when I come home & see you again. which I hope it will not be long now. With love from your Daddy. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx’. || A British sentimental postcard || || Postcard || 'A prayer for Daddy'.