Title

Foreshadowing: "A Quiet Corner in the Park" (1)

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Creation Date

1-1-1908

Description

When war came it would occasion many painful forms of separation. These cards foreshadow this by demonstrating the love and fear of separation military personnel experienced as a component of their professions. “Tommy Atkins” was an idealized figure representing common soldiers in the British Army. The name had been popularly adopted during the nineteenth century.

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