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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.
Image 4463
Keywords
Great Britain, British, portrait
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