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That woman's got a brilliant future

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  • Description

    Postcard produced during the First World War. Recto: Colour illustration of a woman in a red dress and hat, carrying a dog and umbrella. Two well dressed gentlemen are looking her way. Caption reads: "That woman's got a brilliant future before her." "Well anyway, she's got a glorious past.". Verso: Handwritten message from Codford, England. Message addressed to "Ethel", from "Irvine".

  • Place
  • Other Id

    16572 (Presto content ID)

    EPH-W1-1-119 (Reference Number)

  • Department

Images and documents

    Catalogue

    • Object Type
    • Name/Title
      That woman's got a brilliant future
    • Place
    • Date
      1914
    • Physical Description

      card : col. ill. ; 140 x 88 mm

    • Level of Current Record
      Single Item
    • Subject Category
    • Classification
      Projector, Postcard/Projector, Opaque/Projector/Visual Communication Devices/Visual Communication T&E/06 Tools & Equipment for Communication/Chenhall Nomenclature
    • Content
      Handwritten message reads: "Codford, 14 Feb. Dear Ethel, you will no doubt be surprised to hear from me but this is just to [let] you know that I am not dead yet and I am having a very good of it in this country. Bert is here now and he leaves for N.Z. at the end of the week and Vern arrived in this camp two days ago he was up at Sling Camp but was sent down here. Irvine.".
    • Public Access Text

      [Keywords: Home Front]

    • Copyright
      No known copyright restrictions
    • Last Update
      14 Nov 2022

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