A British patriotic postcard || The artist who created the scene on the front of this postcard signed his initials, ‘AE’, beneath the table on which a girl is depicted resting her elbow, apparently lost in thought. The picture of a praying girl above is called ‘The Soul’s Awakening’. The headline of the newspaper on the table states, ‘Another Zeppelin outrage! Women and children killed – many bombs dropped’. The caption below reads, ‘“Oh how I wish I were an angel up above – then I could drop bombs on those wicked Germans!’. The typeset details on the back include ‘H. B Series. Entire British Production. London, E.C.’, and ‘No. 634’. The postcard was mailed to ‘Mr Paddy Nevin / 51, Viking Rd / Arbour Hill / Dublin in Ireland, then part of the United Kingdom’. The pencilled message alongside reads, ‘Having a nice time. Weather not very good. Remember me to Mr Wallace. By the way I fail to see him here The signature is illegible’. || || Postcard || A British patriotic postcard || Front

Entitled ‘An Angel of Mercy.’, the staged, tinted scene on the front of this postcard portrays a boy dressed as a British officer lying on a makeshift stretcher (which actually appears to be a deckchair) on the grass, looking up at a girl dressed as a nurse, who is leaning over him with a glass of water in her hand. On the back is the printed circular logo – a ship at sea – of ‘Silk & Terry Birmingham’, while within the stamp box is the legend ‘Entirely British Production’. || A British patriotic postcard || || A British patriotic postcard || Postcard

A British sentimental postcard || The subject of the photograph presented on the front of this postcard is a small girl sitting on a table, a vase of flowers by her side. She is holding a head-and-shoulders portrait of a British army officer, perhaps her soldier–father. The legend above reads, ‘With Every Good Wish’. The typeset details on the reverse state ‘Photo Series, 510(I)’, ‘Printed in England’ and, in the stamp box, ‘Kingsway Real Photo Card. Postage, / Inland 1/2d. / Abroad 1d.’. || || Front || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard