Summary
One of 63 postcards contained in an album that was owned by Cliff Nowell. There are 25 postcards mounted inside the album and 38 postcard held loosely with in it, (loose postcards housed separately).
The images depict photographs of sailors from HMAS Australia and of family and friends. It also conatins a mixture of hand-painted cards (two), original photographs (mostly studio or professional) and several commerical postcards.
Description of Content
Drawing of a seaman and young woman on a ship.
Physical Description
A colour print of a painting on a postcard.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Trevor Plumridge, (Estate of) Mr Clifford H. Nowell - Nowell Collection, 20 Feb 1986
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Place & Date Depicted
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Original Owner
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Printer & Publisher
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Format
Postcard, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Printed on underneath the image; ''All the nice Girls / Love a Sailor!'' Printed in grey ink on the back of the post card; 'POST CARD / Copyright. Printed & Published by J. Salmon, Sevenoaks. England / This Space may be used for Communication in the British Isles, etc / The Address only to be Written Here. / PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN.' Hand written in black ink on the back of the image; 'I say Cliff how would / you like to be in his place / it would not be too bad / would it now. kid you wouldn't / like to be him. / From Em.'
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Overall Dimensions
87 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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References
[Book] Winzenried, A. P. 1991. Green Grows Our Garden: a Centenary History of Horticultural Education at Burnley.
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Keywords
Military Memorabilia, Naval Forces, Postcards, Seamen, Portraits, World War I, 1914-1918
