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'Many Happy Returns of the Day'
A birthday postcard for a thirteen-year-old girl
‘Many Happy Returns of the Day’ is the message printed above the small girl photographed holding a photograph of her soldier–father. The handwritten message on the back reads, ‘To Dear Gertie / With fondest love / From Mam & Dad / age (13) years / Oct 20 (1916)’. Included in the text printed on the back is the following information: ‘Kingsway Real Photo Card’ and ‘Photo Series, 510(3)’.
Contributors
- The Army Children Archive
Subject
- World War I
- Home Front
- World War I
- Gertie
Type of item
- Story
Date
- 1916-10-20
- 1916-10-20
- 1916-10-20
Contributors
- The Army Children Archive
Subject
- World War I
- Home Front
- World War I
- Gertie
Type of item
- Story
Date
- 1916-10-20
- 1916-10-20
- 1916-10-20
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Creation date
- 2014-03-25 14:21:21 UTC
- 2014-03-25
- 2014-03-25
Temporal
- europeana19141918:timespan/b3f18dd89a81aabe1ab5adcda698be4e
Provenance
- INTERNET
Source
- UGC
Identifier
- https://1914-1918.europeana.eu/contributions/14586
- 14586
Language
- eng
- English
Is part of
- EnrichEuropeana
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-11T08:13:27.872Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-06-05T08:05:33.085Z