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'Daddy I send you a kiss'.

A British sentimental postcard.
The main portion of this photographic postcard is the posed scene that shows a small boy and his mother seated at a writing table. The boy is watching intently as his mother writes a letter. To the left is a photograph of a British soldier, smoking a pipe and gazing into the distance. Printed beneath this image are the following lines: ‘Daddy I send you a kiss / A kiss and heaps of love. / And mother and I will pray Daddy. / Pray, to the dear God above. / Yes, pray for your safe return. So. Good Bye Daddy. / Kisses and heaps of love. / Louise Filby.’. The typeset details on the back of the postcard include the number ‘110’ and the words ‘Printed in England.’.

A British sentimental postcard headed 'Daddy I send you a kiss'.
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The Army Children Archive

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eng

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1

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Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC

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europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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Story

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eng
English

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Europe

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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The Army Children Archive | europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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2019-09-11T08:34:21.962Z
2020-02-25T08:40:26.399Z
2014-09-02 14:06:06 UTC
2014-09-02 14:07:09 UTC

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INTERNET

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/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_17505

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