A British captain and his family.
A family of four looks out at us from the front of this photographic postcard, which, as the printed details on the reverse inform us, was produced by the studio of ‘T. Lee Syms, Tyldesley Lancashire’. The baby at the centre was clearly moving when the photographer took the photograph, appearing slightly blurred, unlike his or her elder brother. The combination of their soldier–father’s Sam Browne belt, tie and tunic with lapels signals his army-officer status, while the three stars and double lines of braid on his cuff tell us that he holds the rank of captain. The outline of a military sweetheart brooch can be seen pinned to the front of their mother’s outfit; the details that would identify her husband’s regiment or corps are, however, indistinct.
A photographic postcard showing a captain and his family.
Photograph
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
-
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
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