Post by Maggie on Aug 23, 2013 16:01:53 GMT -6
I collect 'em. There actually was a Golden Age of postcards that lasted up until the end of WWI. I rarely have added anything newer than 1914 to my collection unless it is really special in some way. I collect in certain categories. One of the last dealt with nurses and WWI and was inspired by a book I happened upon. All of the war related ones are heartbreaking. Here are a few favorites.
This is a mass in the field. The card was sent from a convent in Fulda and is dated 1916.
Below is a nurse pictured against the backdrop of a battle raging in the background. The post card is unused so it is not possible to date it precisely.
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Finally, another postcard sent in 1916 by the nuns in Fulda (Germany). It is highly idealized as the blossoms and the farmer working in his field suggest.
The caption reads: "And a new spring will follow winter".
This is a mass in the field. The card was sent from a convent in Fulda and is dated 1916.
Below is a nurse pictured against the backdrop of a battle raging in the background. The post card is unused so it is not possible to date it precisely.
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Finally, another postcard sent in 1916 by the nuns in Fulda (Germany). It is highly idealized as the blossoms and the farmer working in his field suggest.
The caption reads: "And a new spring will follow winter".
