‘Talking about Dad.’
A British postcard
The staged scene portrayed on the front of this postcard is headed ‘Talking about Dad.’ To the left of an inset head-and-shoulders photograph of a soldier sit his wife (with a clearly visible wedding ring) and their son, who is wearing a replica of a British Army officer’s uniform. The following printed information appears on the back of the postcard: ‘112 / Entirely British Manufacture.’.
Postcard
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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