'We want Peace!'
A British comic postcard
Five bawling babies have been depicted on the front of this postcard, above the caption ‘THIS IS A HELLUVA WORLD / We want Peace!’. Printed in the bottom left-hand corner is ‘© Edward Gross Co., N.Y.’ and, in the bottom right-hand corner, ‘Painted by C. H. Twelvetrees’. Typeset details on the reverse include ‘TWELVETREES No. 51 / THE “ALPHA” PUBLISHING CO., 2 & 4 Scrutton Street, London, E.C. / Sale Rights, United Kingdom’. The postcard has been franked as follows: ‘BLACKPOOL / 3.30 pm / 2 JUL 18’ and ‘Buy National War Bonds NOW’. The postcard has been addressed in pencil to ‘Miss Nellie Wood / 133 Little Horton Lane, / Bradford / Yks’. The message reads, ‘Dear Nellie, / ? & how are you today 3 lines are illegible due to the postmark be looking forward to some thing this morning to let me know how you were. We are still having glorious weather and a good time. Went to the Tower yesterday afternoon & we went to the top, at night we went to see Charlie. Been sat on sands all morning reading Where Love Leads by C Garvice & a very good book it is. We are going to have our Phiz ? taken this afternoon. I do hope you are much better, also mother. Remember me to them and don’t forget please. Best love ?.
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Postcard
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
1918-07-02
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
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