Postcard - Herzlich Weihnachtsgrube

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