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Greetings from the Trenches

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Postcard produced during the First World War. Recto: Hand embroidered silk insert, depicting soldiers in a trench. Text reads "Greetings from the Trenches". Verso: Message reads "Bon [chants] Monsieur le Garcon. Irwin, France".

  • Place
    France
  • Other Id

    16358 (Presto content ID)

    EPH-W1-1-15 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Ephemera

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  • Greetings from the Trenches, Auckland War Memorial Museum, EPH-W1-1-15
  • Greetings from the Trenches, Auckland War Memorial Museum, EPH-W1-1-15
  • Greetings from the Trenches, Auckland War Memorial Museum, EPH-W1-1-15

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