Romantic Postcard

Photograph

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Royal Montreal Regiment Museum

Name/Title

Romantic Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2017x.06.02

Description

Romantic postcard portrait of a man and a woman. The woman in a white dress is sitting on the left and the man standing in a suit is looking down at the women. Flowers are surrounding the lady and the background is a painted tree. On the reverse is a German message.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Germany

Continent

Europe

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1914-1918 Material(s): Paper;Ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Wie Konnt ich dien Vergessen !"/ "Ich will zu dir in Treu stehn Und soll es sein , mit dir vergehn, We konnt ich dein vergessen, Dien denk ich allezeit !" Translation: "How could I forget?" / "I want to stay in your trust. And if it should be, go away with you, I could forget you, I always think of you!"

Lexicon

Search Terms

World War I

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph

Class

Communication Artifacts