Details

Object ID 000590

Object Name Trench postcard

Object Desc B&W WW1 trench postcard.

Collection General Collection

Accession # SHENE.2022.22

Alternate ID

General Category History

Category War

Source

Source Category Donation

Accession Date APR 28,2022

Credit/Acknowledgement

Location F&RS

Object Date 1917

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Status Being Processed

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Images

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Image Caption Front of ww1 trench postcard

Description Front of postcard depicts a man dressed as a woman and two soldiers with the caption- Amateur Theatricals in the Trenches

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Image Caption Reverse of the postcard with message

Description reverse of the postcard reads- Dearest M. Goly news income monday. Wrote immediately - can't write from here. Hopefully leave in about a week. - love J. Literally a special mail order - earlier. Sister Teane. Military Hospital Balbly. Doncaster

Conditions

Date APR 28,2022

Summary good

Assessor Alex Regan

Notes Overall condition is good, writing on the reverse is faded