Summary
Embroidered postcard featuring the national flags of the United Kingdom, France, Imperial Russia, Belgium and Italy forming the date '1917'. The postcard does not have a personal message.
Part of a collection of postcards and other documents gathered by the donor's grandfather. The collection relates to the Hinds family of Beaconsfield, Tasmania, during World War I: Sapper David James Hinds, service # 4760; his brother Lyle Gordon Hinds, service #4764 (both served in tunnelling companies); their sisters Madge and Lenora (the latter lived in Launceston); their mother Jessie Hinds; and Walter (last name unknown). David and Lyle survived the war, although Lyle became a prisoner-of-war in Germany. He died in 1953 'due to war service', leaving a wife and two small children. (Ref: letter from spouse in his war service file.)
According to the Australian War Memorial, the popularity of embroidered postcards (first made for the Paris Exposition in 1900) peaked during World War I. Many were 'embroidered by French women in their homes and then sent to the factories for cutting and mounting on postcards'. Common themes included family, remembrance, liberty, unity and war souvenirs.
Physical Description
Embroidered postcard with an additional inside page (folded to give four sides) bound by tape. The inside pages and back are blank.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Hannah Harewood Gould - Museum Victoria (History and Technology), 09 Sep 2013
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Place & Date Written
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Inscriptions
Embroidered on front: '1917 / Souvenir from France'.
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Overall Dimensions
137 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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References
National Archives of Australia, HINDS Lyle Gordon : Service Number - 4764 , barcode 5451201, accessed 13 May 2015
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Keywords
Wars & Conflicts, Postcards, World War I, 1914-1918, Correspondence