Vintage Postcard Collection

These postcards comprised an album put together by my maternal grandmother, Jessica Amelia Jackson (neé Dixon) during and after the First World War. The majority of the cards were sent to her by my grandfather, Sapper John Percival Jackson as he was posted to various places in Western Europe between September 1914 and April 1920. Others were sent to my grandfather, in English, French or Italian. I am grateful to Jan Waugh for helping translate most of the French.

For more about this see Behind the Album

Random Postcard

Postcard#: 0167
Subject Group: Genre Painting
Artist: Epp, R.
Title: Saying Grace
Date of Posting: Thursday March 16th 1916
Message on reverse: My Darling, Received your Tuesday's letter this morning and glad you are safe and Dear. How I long to be with you lover in your times of trouble. Have just had a card from Freddy in Hospital at Leeds and he's going on OK. All my love, Percy X. Excuse ink but been washing my pen and must have left some water in.
Notes: (Very feint ink!) See web site about Hull zeppelin attacks
Refers to zeppelin attack on Hull of 3rd March.