'Writing to Daddy.'
A British sentimental postcard
A girl is shown on the front of this postcard, pen in hand and apparently lost in thought. She is no doubt thinking of her father, the melancholy soldier pictured above, for her letter starts ‘Dear Daddy’. The text below, headed ‘Writing to Daddy.’, reads, ‘“Dear daddy, cheer up – but I just do miss you– / I’m always longing to hug and kiss you.”’. The printed details on the reverse include ‘Bamforth & Co., Ltd., Publishers Holmfirth (England) and New York. / “PATRIOT” Series. No. 1045. Printed in England.’.
Postcard
Front
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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