Browse Items (205 total)

  • Collection: Morrab Archive

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Postcard of Toronto University and Queen's Park.
On the back is written:
"Mr T L Quick
Just a PC hoping you are fine as it leaves myself at present
from Daddy with love x"

COL.34A_068.tif
Postcard of a couple, facing away, the woman sitting on a deck chair with the man bending over her, his arm on her shoulder. Surrounding them is written "You can enjoy yourself A.I. if only you "Take Time"'.
It is addressed to Miss D Prowse, In C of…

COL.34A_069.tif
Postcard of a Dutch house, with two women and a young girl, also labelled National Gallery and Pieter de Hoogh.

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A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"I do go down this street every day to the post office it is a very long…

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COL.34ii_035.tif
A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"This a very busy street and no military traffic is allowed through it.
I…

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COL.34A_070.tif
A caricature of a woman in traditional clothing accompanied by a tall, suited black man wearing a red fez and carrying a briefcase. Two men, one a sailor, one a Scotsman in a kilt look their way. The caption is "Step this way, miss". It is signed V.…

COL.34A_071.tif
Postcard of pink flowers with a quotation from the New Testament "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John.6.37." It is part of the Valentine's Series by Souvenir Postcards.
It has no message or postmark.

COL.34A_072.tif
Image of a young boy and girl holding hands, possibly Hansel and Gretel, standing by a shrine. The boy is holding a basket of apples. The card is embossed and decorated with silver glitter with the caption "Glad thoughts".
It has no message or…

COL.34A_073.tif
Image of a young woman dressed in black bending over a small child on a bier surrounded by white roses and daisies, a shrouded lamp in the background. Possibly a young mother grieving her child. There is a verse from the poem "Thy Will be done"…

COL.34A_074.tif
Image of woman praying at a small table, which has a photograph of a young girl and a shrouded lamp on it. Below it is a verse of the poem "Thy Will be done", part of a series of three cards by Bamforth & Co. It has no message or postmark.

COL.34A_075.tif
Image illustrating the first verse of the song "When the fields are white with daisies", it depicts a sailor and his sweetheart as he leaves port. The verse of the poem is below. It has no message or postmark.
Part of a series of four by Bamforth &…

COL.34A_076.tif
Image is of a young couple embracing on a harbour wall, as the young man, a sailor leaves port. It illustrates the second verse of the song "When the fields are white with daisies".
The postcard has no message or postmark.
Part of a series of four…

COL.34A_077.tif
Postcard of a couple reuniting surrounded by trees and flowers. It illustrates the fourth verse of the song "When the fields are white with daisies", a series of four postcards by Bamforth & Co.
It has no message or postmark.

COL.34A_078.tif
Postcard of the virtue Faith in pastoral scene with a cherub holding a heart. Part of a series of three.
There is no message or postmark.

COL.34ii_036.tif
A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"From Ivy to Fred
wishing you a happy new year."

Underneath the postcard…

COL.34ii_037.tif
A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

This postcard shows Corporal George Edgar Sharples who was a member of a Trench Mortar Battery in the…

COL.34ii_038.tif
A small photograph showing Sergeant Don M Graham "Jock"

On the back is written:
"Sergt; Don M Graham otherwise "Jock"
Save this for me "

COL.34A_078.tif
Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Faith", with a small cherub holding a floral heart on the right. The card has no message and no postmark.
One of a series of three.

COL.34A_079.tif
Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Hope" standing on a sea shore. Beside her to the left is a cherub holding a blue floral anchor.
The card has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.

COL.34A_080.tif
Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Charity", to the left is a small cherub carrying a blue floral cross.
The card has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.
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