'Pass | Friend!'
A British patriotic and comic postcard
The artist who depicted the scene on the front of this postcard encircled his initials – ‘G.A.S.’ – to the right of the British army officer’s boot. The officer is shown striding down a moonlit road, glancing down at a boy scout standing to attention at the roadside. The caption reads, ‘PASS, FRIEND!’. The printed information on the reverse states, ‘C THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE SERIES. / Published by the Photochrom Co. Ltd., London and Tunbridge Wells’, and ‘PRINTED IN ENGLAND’. Franked in August 1917, the postcard has been addressed in black ink to ‘Charles Brundle / Hill Farm / Tibbenham sic / Long Stratton in Norfolk’. The accompanying message reads, ‘Hockwold Grange. / Aug. 28th 17. / Dear Charles / Sorry to hear you are not well, but hope you will soon be better. Hope you like P.C. Love from all / Your / Edith’.
Postcard
A British comic and patriotic postcard
Front
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
1917-08-28
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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