Harris Collections: Greetings Cards

In The Harris’ collection we have many interesting cards which help us imagine how people communicated back in time.

This embroidered postcard with the words ‘with loving wishes’ dates back to World War I. 

This Christmas card from World War I was sent by an airman stationed at the Royal Air Force Station in Gloucestershire.

This embroidered postcard is from World War I and was purchased by the donor’s father in France.

This sentimental postcard from World War I depicts a girl dreaming of her soldier and was published by Bamforth & Co.

This embroidered postcard printed ‘Souvenir de la Guerre 1914-1915, forget me not’ contains a handwritten note ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your loving son Bill’ which was sent to his mother during World War I.