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"God Save the King" (1)
Postcard with the British flag, a portrait of King George VII and Queen Alexandra, with "God Save the King" music; personal letter written in French
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King Edward VII (2)
Back of postcard; personal letter written to Portobello, Dublin, Ireland
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Admiral Sir Archibald L. Douglas (2)
“live in hopes of being able to continue it at some future date. I have always been pleased with your cards & trust you in your turn, have been satisfied with the ones I have sent to you.”
Personal letter to Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Naval Pride: H. M. S. Drake (1)
Photograph of the H.M.S. Drake and Rear-Admiral H. S. H. Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg
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Naval Pride: H. M. S. Drake (2)
“Have been today to see some of our fleet in the Thames.”
Personal letter written to Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Rear-Admiral George Neville (2)
“so I am now sending you 18 cards relating to the navy. Except one which is a view of the River Thames resort Quarry Woods at Marlow. I hope you will be pleased with them all.”
Personal letter to Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Poore (2)
“cards which you have contributed to my collection (which now amounts to nearly 16000. I shall often go through them & think of all my kind far away correspondents.”
Personal letter to Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Vice-Admiral Sir Aurthur William Moore (2)
‘Now dear friend I very much regret to have to tell you these are the last cards I cand send you as I am giving up collecting (for a long time anyway) If I ever do restart”
Personal letter to Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Vice-Admiral Sir Aurthur William Moore (1)
Photograph of Vice-Admiral Sir Aurthur William Moore
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Foreshadowing: "A Quiet Corner in the Park" (1)
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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Loneliness and Distance: The Sailors Treasure (1)
The card recalls the importance souvenirs of home and family held for sailors who were far away from loved ones. This card was used by a woman, presumably writing to a woman friend or relative, recalling past times.
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Loneliness and Distance: The Sailors Treasure (2)
”Just another card to bring back the memory of days gone Bye. But What Oh; when we come back from Bombay.”
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New Card Options: Franciscus Josephus (1)
The addition of graphic and photographic images to cards at the Paris Exposition in 1889, and legalization of the private manufacture of cards for the mails in the 1890s, led to an explosion of themes shown on the cards. By the eve of the Great War, cards were being produced and exchanged domestically and internationally that conveyed everything from religious, patriotic, or holiday messages, to cartoon art, to pictures of exotic locales and people, to pornography.
Franciscus Josephus portrait, Prague, 1908
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Union Jack (1)
Flags of the Nations' Series postcard - Great Britain; portrait of a woman with a lion statue draped in the Union Jack flag
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Naval Arms Race: H. M. S. "Dreadnought" (2)
“Dear Charlie: I received your p.c. last night and I will get you the views you want and send them on in a day or two. I have been all round that ship that you sent a photo of. This is the Dreadnought (bow view). Write again as soon as you can. With best, love Jack.”
Personal letter to Herne Hill, London, England
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French Constable (2)
Back of postcard; personal letter in French written to Wimbledon, London, England
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Regimental Traditions: Infantry Colours (1)
The regiment in question, the 1st and 2nd Highland Light Infantry had only been formed in 1881 when reforms in the British Army saw the combining of older regiments into new forces. In this case the H.L.I was formed from the 71st and 74th foot regiments. Far from being at its end, the H.L.I would serve with distinction in both the First and Second World Wars.
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Regimental Traditions: Infantry Colours (2)
Personal letter to Edinburgh, Scotland
“This is almost the last of the fair auld H.L.I., Hope to see you at the station on Wednesday. Charlie”
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