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'A message of love Daddy.'

A British sentimental postcard
Pictured on main portion of this black-and-white postcard are a girl and her mother, both dressed in white, apparently reading a letter together. Above them is the legend ‘A Message of Love Daddy’, with a flower depicted between this and an oval inset photograph of a British soldier shouldering his gun. The verse to the right of the mother and child reads, ‘Sitting at the Cottage door / Thinking of you far away / Our love for you grows more and more / And for your safe return we pray’. The printed information on the reverse states ‘H. B. Series. Entire British Production. London, E.C.’ and ‘No. 681’.

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The Army Children Archive

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LANGUAGE

eng

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1

INSTITUTION

Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC

Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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Story

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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The Army Children Archive | europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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2019-09-11T08:45:38.886Z
2020-02-25T08:55:11.654Z
2016-02-09 12:32:20 UTC
2016-02-09 12:32:56 UTC

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INTERNET

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/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_20377

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