'Say good-night | Daddy | not good-bye!'
'A A Nash’, the signature of the artist who created the scene on the front of this postcard, can be seen under the chair on which a small girl is standing in order to embrace her British army–officer father. A lit candle in a holder rests on the corner of the chair. The caption below reads, ‘SAY GOOD-NIGHT, DADDY, NOT GOOD-BYE!’, with the French translation beneath running, ‘Dis-moi bonne nuit, papa, et pas adieu !’. The typeset details on the reverse include ‘Inter-Art Co., Red Lion Square, London, W.C.’ and ‘“N. A.” Series. No.1096. British Manufacture.’. The postcard has been addressed in pencil to ‘Mrs M Gould / 175 Harrowby St / Farnworth / Nr Bolton / Lancs / England’. There is also a partly legible message, which reads, ‘Dear mother & F & Sister / Just a few lines to let you no sic that we are all right in the best of health at present hoping you are all the same hour ? ? stop at the camp now but I see him every week when I get back to the ? he is all right this is all at present your ?? Stan ? xxxxxxxxxx’. The postmark states ‘FIELD POST OFFICE H II + 19 NO 16’.
A British sentimental postcard
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CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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