Summary

Postcard dating from World War I featuring a colour drawing of an infant draped in the Australian flag and wearing an army slouch hat. It was sent by 'Fred' to Miss Gertie Hutton of 611 Stratford Rd, Sparkhill, Birmingham. In the message recorded on the back of the card Fred tells Gertie about some visitors he's had and refers to a child (whose name is difficult to decipher) with the last name 'Hutton' who he thinks is the 'sweetest little kiddie'. It is unclear how the child is related to Gertie, who shares the same last name, and the relationship between her and Fred.

The provenance of the postcard is unknown. Due to the Australian theme on the postcard it is possible that Fred is an Australian serviceman. Gertie has been identified as Gertrude Helen Hutton, born in 1884, daughter of John and Mary Hudson. The child referred may be the son of her brother, Hugh Giligan Reid Hutton.

The postcard is illustrated by Flora White, an English artist, and is one of a series of patriotic postcards featuring infants.

Physical Description

Colour illustration of a infant draped in the Australian flag and wearing a slouch hat. Signed by 'Flora White.'

More Information

  • Collecting Areas

    Public Life & Institutions

  • Acquisition Information

    Purchase

  • Artist

    Flora White, 1914-1918

  • Printer

    Photochrom

  • Inscriptions

    Printed in blue ink on the front of the postcard, along the bottom: 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA' Hand-written in black ink on the back of the postcard, to the left and upside down: 'Dear Gertie / We are / having a lovely / time with our / visitors & we / think (illeg.) / Hutton is the / sweetest little / kiddie. love / Fred & (cut off)' Hand-written in black ink on the back of the postcard, to the right: 'Miss. G. Hutton / 611 Stratford Rd / Sparkhill / Birmingham' Printed down one edge: 'PUBLISHED BY THE PHOTOCHROM CO. LTD. LONDON AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS'. Printed elsewhere on postcard: 'THIS SPACE FOR COMMUNICATION [on left side] / POSTCARD / PCo / PRINTED IN ENGLAND / ADDRESS ONLY [on right side]'

  • Classification

    Military history, Personal effects, Correspondence

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    History

  • Type of item

    Document

  • Overall Dimensions

    90 mm (Width), 127 mm (Height)

  • Keywords

    Wars & Conflicts, Postcards, Propaganda, World War I, 1914-1918, Allegorical Art