A British soldier's family photographed in Birmingham
A family of three all donned hats in order to pose for this photograph. At the front is a small boy. His mother, who is seated on a bench, holds his hand in her gloved hands; her pendant necklace appears to present a framed photograph of a soldier. Behind them stands the boy’s soldier–father; the details of his cap badge are too indistinct to make out. Stamped on the reverse is the name of the photographic studio that the family visited: ‘Walter Swift, 270 Moseley Rd., Birmingham although the town’s name has not been printed in its entirety’.
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A British soldier and his family photographed in Birmingham
CREATOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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