Baby Douglas and his parents
The message written in black ink on the back of this real photographic postcard gives the name and age of the baby pictured with his parents on the front: ‘With Love From us all Sept: 1918. / Baby Douglas / 11 months.’. Baby Douglas is pictured sitting on a cushion, between his parents, with his mother holding him up. His father is wearing an army officer’s Sam Browne belt; the rank badge on his cuff appears to be that of a second lieutenant. The details of his collar badges are not clear enough to be able to identify his regiment or corps. His wedding ring can be clearly seen, however, as can what appears to be an identity bracelet on his right wrist. The stamp of the photographic studio that produced this family portrait can be seen in the bottom right-hand corner: ‘W. E. Wright & Sons / Forest Gate & branches.’.
A real photographic postcard
Front
A photograph of a British army officer and his family
Photograph
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
1918-09
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
Discover Similar Stories
Baby Harry and his parents | Sergeant Harold and Ada.
1 Item
A real photographic postcard || Although the details of the photographer’s studio in which this photograph was taken are not given, a handwritten message on the reverse provides at least the first names of the family pictured: ‘With Love From Ada, Harold & Harry’, it says. Sitting on his mother Ada’s lap, baby Harry stares wide-eyed at the viewer. Harold, his soldier–father, is wearing a ring on his wedding finger, while the three stripes on his left arm inform us that he has attained the rank of sergeant. || || A photograph of a British soldier, his wife and son || Photograph
A photograph of a British lance corporal and his wife and baby.
1 Item
A studio portrait of a British soldier and his family.
'A war baby.'
1 Item
Depicted on the front of this postcard, which is entitled ‘A WAR BABY.’, are a boy dressed as a clergyman and a girl holding what looks like a cat or a dog in a makeshift christening gown. She appears to be about to dunk the ‘baby’ into a bowl of water balanced on a chair. The caption beneath them reads, ‘I name this child – Jellicoe, Leige, Kitchener Smith’. The printed information on the reverse includes the words, ‘Copyright. Printed and published by J. Salmon, Sevenoaks, England’, and a number, ‘632’. The postmark tells us that it was posted on 10 July 1915, but the place name is illegible. There is a pencilled message – ‘U or ‘O’ Willie / With love’ – and a name and address: ‘J or ‘I’ Hudson Esq / “Netherlands” or “Wetherlands” / Henconner Lane / Bramley Leeds, in Yorkshire’. || A British patriotic postcard || || A British patriotic postcard entitled 'A war baby'. || Postcard