'Hats off to the Volunteer Recruits.'
A patriotic British postcard.
Headed ‘Hats off to the Volunteer Recruits.’, this postcard comprises two photographs. The main figure is of a boy dressed as a British army officer raising his cap to the viewer. Above him is an inset head-and-shoulders portrait of a soldier. The information printed on the back states ‘Series No. 89’ and ‘Printed in England’.
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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