A newly enlisted soldier and his son photographed in Hull
Pictured on the front of this real photographic postcard are a British soldier and his child, both looking solemn. The soldier’s uniform looks new, and his cap does not yet have a cap badge, so presumably the photograph was taken before he was assigned to a regiment or corps. The name of the studio in which they are pictured is printed on the reverse: ‘SEAMAN’S STUDIOS, Hull and Beverley now in the East Riding of Yorkshire’. A message has been written in black ink: ‘Wishing you a Bright and Prosperous New Year / To Mr & Mrs Brown’.
A real photographic postcard
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A British soldier and his son
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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