Photograph of Archibald Dickson wearing his cadet uniform and cap. © National Museums Scotland
Photograph of Archibald Dickson wearing his cadet uniform and cap, taken before joining the Royal Naval College, Osborne, aged 12. Professional studio portrait photographs were common reminders kept by families separated by war. These might be taken at home before people departed on active service, or were taken in photographers’ studios overseas, away from the front line, and sent home as postcards. They were often preserved after the war as family mementoes.
CONTRIBUTOR
Jo Sohn-Rethel
DATE
1912
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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