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

A real photographic postcard || Partially stamped on the back of this real photographic postcard is the name and address of the photographic studio that produced it: ‘Modern Photo Co., 57, Castle St, Bristol’. On the front, a little girl is pictured standing next to her mother. Her soldier–father stands alongside them. He has two overseas service stripes on his lower right-hand sleeve (which dates this photograph to 1918), signifying that he had served in the army for two years overseas. || || A photograph of a British soldier and his family || Front || Photograph || Bristol

The unnamed family that was photographed in an unknown photographer’s studio comprises a small girl, seated at the front, her older sister and brother, and their mother and soldier–father, the details of whose collar and cap badges are unclear. The handwritten message on the back reads, ‘Wishing you both a Happy Christmas’. || A real photographic postcard || || A photograph of a British soldier and his family || Front || Photograph