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Gertrude Berres postcard collection: manuscript, printed, ca.1900-1921

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Title
Gertrude Berres postcard collection: manuscript, printed, ca.1900-1921
Subject
Germany--Emigration and immigration
Victoria--History
Correspondence
German language--Writing
Category
2. National boundaries
3. World War I
Place
Cosgrove
Keywords
wine industry
Creator
Gertrude Berres
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Period of reference
1900 – 1921
Link
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9938766843607636
Series number
MS 16311
Item number
9.93877E+15
Access rights
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Rights
This work is out of copyright. No copyright restrictions apply.
Country of origin
Australia
Germany
Japan
England
Language
German
English
Description from source
1.6 linear metres (9 boxes).

Postcard collection, mainly contained in albums, dating from approximately 1900. Cards are inscribed in German and English and are from Australia, Germany, Japan, and England. Some of the volumes are fragile.

Gertrude maintained an extended correspondence via postcards, over many years with her cousins and aunts in Boppard, in the Rhine Valley.
Physical format
Postcards
Bibliographic citation
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