| Accession Number | RC00688.020 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | Postcard Collection (Silk Postcards) 10/26/- |
| Collection type | Published Collection |
| Record type | Series |
| Item count | 86 |
| Object type | Postcard |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1914-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Series 26: Farrar Collection
Description
This series contians the collection of silk and other postcards relating to 5265 Private John William Farrar, 31 Infantry Battalion, AIF. The set includes those sent between John and his wife Rene, brother 7708 Private George Farrar, 9 Infantry Battalion, AIF, and other family members and friends. The collection includes a variety of silk postcards as well as examples of postcards decorated with embossing, glitter and ribbon, others depicting a tourist theme, and photographs of family and possibly the collector. There are also a small number of greeting cards.
- Forget me not
- Remember me to all
- To greet you
- Christmas greetings
- Souvenir from France
- Merry Christmas
- Souvenir de Belgique
- Souvenir from France
- Happy Christmas
- United for liberty
- Australian Commonwealth: Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
- Like the ivy I cling to you
- Happy New Year
- Guerre Europeenne 1914-15 Lord Kitchener Min. de la Guerre Anglais
- Untitled
- Christmas Remembrance From Across The Sea
- Hands Across The Sea
- To Our Dear One Far Away
- Wishes For Your Birthday
- Loving Birthday Greetings To My Dear Boy
- With Loving Christmas Wishes
- To My Dearest Who I'm Missing So
- Loving Wishes For Your Birthday
- Best Love
- Remembrance From Someone
- Loving Birthday Wishes To My Son
- Birthday Thoughts and the very Best of Wishes
- Clairvoyance
- From A True Friend
- From Camp Liverpool
- Fondest Love
- Many Happy Birthdays
- A Hearty Birthday Greeting
- Loving Birthday Greetings To My Dear Son
- My God, My Father (2)
- My God, My Father (3)
- My God, My Father (4)
- Sons of the Empire Rally Round the Flag
- With Fond Love to the Absent One
- Greetings From Australia: Kind Thoughts
- I Hurl this Boomerang Across the Sea, Hoping You will come back to Me
- Emu: Australia
- Three Soldiers: Rifle Range, Brisbane
- A Soldier
- A Soldier in Prop Uniform
- Photograph of Gentleman in Civilian Clothes
- Photograph of Soldiers in Mess Hall
- Photograph of Two Nurses
- Photograph of Three Ladies
- Photograph of a Lady, Seated
- Photograph of a Lady Standing
- Photograph of a Red Cross Fundraising Lorry
- Photograph of a House and Family
- Photograph of a Maypole Gathering
- Upwey Wishing Well, Nr. Weymouth, 1732
- Upwey Village, Nr. Weymouth, 1736
- Aldwych
- Groote Schuur from West, C.P.
- Greetings From Portland
- Chruch-Hope, Portland
- St Paul's Cathedral, London
- The Fleet in Portland Roads
- The Verne, From Chesil Beach, Portland
- Easton, Portland
- Weymouth from a Waterplane
- Silverdale from Castlebarrow
- Sites of London
- Board Walk, Kensignton Gardens, London
- Piccadilly Circus, London
- Breakfast, Malay Wedding, No.4a
- Good Luck: Mounted Photograph of Young Man
- Kind Messages that Pass from Land to Land
- Whether Near or Far we will Remember you, and hold your Welfare in our Hearts
- Far or Near Old Friends are Dear
- Thoughts and Wishes
- To Greet You
- Greeting card with Anchor, Heart and Cross, flanked by a wreath and flags.
- Hearty Greeting for Auld Lang Syne
- Good Luck
- Greeting
- Christmas Greetings
- Fair Thoughts and Happy Hours be Thine
- Here's a Hearty Hand Shake, Wishing You a Merry Christmas
- To Wish You Good Luck
- Good Wishes: Kind Messages that Pass from Land to Land
- Best Wishes