Name/TitlePostcard: From "A Poor Old Married Pal!"
About this objectH.B. Series postcard No. 929, captioned 'FROM:- "A POOR OLD MARRIED PAL!" The image depicts a room with green walls and a table covered in a patched cloth, with a well-dressed woman in the centre. To her left is a seated man in worn clothes, holding a screaming baby in each arm.
MakerHutson Brothers Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1911
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in purple crayon/pencil:
Correspondence: [written in different directions] Dear E, arrived safely at 10-50. A was waiting. He is well & sends love to you all, it does not seem so cold & fresh in London. I hope [...tt] is better. .... Yours in haste [??] [at right angles] no one at Swindon Station.
Addressee: Miss Attwood, Ruby House, Charleston [??], Cheltenham
Halfpenny stamp postmarked [South?] Lambeth, [8?]:30 AM, Oct 17, 1911
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 138 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association Keywordsfemale relationships - family
Subject and Association Keywordsmarriage, weddings
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2025-70-5
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved