Greetings cards and naval photographs
Title
Greetings cards and naval photographs
Description
Three greetings cards and two photographs mounted on an album page.
Top row left is a card embroidered with coloured flowers and the words 'To my Sweetheart'.
Top row right is a coloured printed card depicting Christ in the manger surrounded by pressed flowers. This card has the heading 'Happy Christmas Greetings from the Holy Land' and the caption 'Flowers from Bethlehem' below the image.
The card on the middle row is shown in reverse and has handwritten annotation 'To Frank love from Dad'.
Bottom row left is a photograph of four men standing outside. The man on the left is in uniform with a peaked cap and has a camera around his neck. The remaining men are bare headed and wearing jumpers. One has a scarf around his neck.
Bottom row right is a photograph showing a man in a jumper with his eyes covered being accompanied by a man in uniform wearing a coat and a peaked cap. Their arms are linked. Seven men (five in uniform wearing naval caps) and a ship are in the background.
Top row left is a card embroidered with coloured flowers and the words 'To my Sweetheart'.
Top row right is a coloured printed card depicting Christ in the manger surrounded by pressed flowers. This card has the heading 'Happy Christmas Greetings from the Holy Land' and the caption 'Flowers from Bethlehem' below the image.
The card on the middle row is shown in reverse and has handwritten annotation 'To Frank love from Dad'.
Bottom row left is a photograph of four men standing outside. The man on the left is in uniform with a peaked cap and has a camera around his neck. The remaining men are bare headed and wearing jumpers. One has a scarf around his neck.
Bottom row right is a photograph showing a man in a jumper with his eyes covered being accompanied by a man in uniform wearing a coat and a peaked cap. Their arms are linked. Seven men (five in uniform wearing naval caps) and a ship are in the background.
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Format
Three greetings cards and two b/w photographs on an album page
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Identifier
PCravenD18010018
Collection
Citation
“Greetings cards and naval photographs,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/59354.