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#: 0299
Subject Group:  Genre Painting
Artist:  Lhermitte, Léon
Title:  La Paye des Moissonneurs
Date of Posting:  Friday November 24th 1916
Message on reverse:  My Darling, Had another glorious day. Went right along the front in the mng - tin throwing - etc. Cinema after. Our walk in evng and now - well having just had supper am not quite so sleepy (but?) I shall be in half an hours time. Happy dreams. All yours. John. XXX
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