A real photographic postcard. || There is no text – printed or handwritten – anywhere on this real photographic postcard to tell us the names of this father and son, or the studio in which they were photographed. The soldier–father wears a bandolier; the details of his one visible shoulder title are indistinct. || || Home Front || A real photographic postcard of a British soldier and his son. || Photograph

Pictured on the front of this real photographic postcard are a British soldier and his child, both looking solemn. The soldier’s uniform looks new, and his cap does not yet have a cap badge, so presumably the photograph was taken before he was assigned to a regiment or corps. The name of the studio in which they are pictured is printed on the reverse: ‘SEAMAN’S STUDIOS, Hull and Beverley now in the East Riding of Yorkshire’. A message has been written in black ink: ‘Wishing you a Bright and Prosperous New Year / To Mr & Mrs Brown’. || A real photographic postcard || || Front || Photograph || A British soldier and his son

It has been cropped out in this view, but a white border surrounds the photograph printed on the front of this postcard, with the faded details of the studio that produced it running along the bottom. The printed information on the reverse supplies further information: ‘Photo by CROWN STUDIOS, LONDON & PROVINCES. / Further copies can be had by quoting No.’ (The number ‘13289’ has been pencilled below, which may, or may not, be the ‘No.’ in question.) Back to the photograph on the other side, and a young boy stands at the forefront of the carefully posed scene. His seated mother is shown in profile, gazing at her son. His soldier–father’s uniform is notable for the black-covered button on his tunic, which indicates that he is mourning the death of someone close to him. || || Photograph || A photograph of a British soldier and his family.