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Postcard - Herzlich Weihnachtsgrube

Image

Title
Postcard - Herzlich Weihnachtsgrube
Subject
Queensland--History
Switzerland, German-speaking
Correspondence
Photographs
Category
3. World War I
Place
Cairns
St. Gallen
Current holder
National Museum of Australia
Date
December 12, 1922
Link
https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/icons/piction/kaui2/index.html#/home?usr=CE&umo=72537139
Item number
1986.0117.6931
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Switzerland
Language
German
Description from source
H 132mm x W 85mm

A postcard featuring a handpainted photograph of a girl with toys next to a decorated Christmas tree, with a message on the back. The message at the top centre reads "Herzlich / Weihnachtsgrube". The address on the back reads "Mr E. Schaffhauser / Cairns / North Queensland / Australien [sic]. The message is in a foreign language, possibly German or a Swiss dialect.

Josef Lebovic collection
Physical format
Postcards