2006.5968

iBase ID

6427

Title

"Pass Friend - All's Well. Greetings from 8th Batallion Hertfordshire Home Guard Christmas 1940 New Year 1941."

Short Title

2006.5968

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Postcards

Accession Number

2006.5968

Description

Monochrome Christmas postcard showing a soldier and Father Christmas wearing a soldiers tin helmet. Text reads:"Pass Friend - All's Well. Greetings from 8th Batallion Hertfordshire Home Guard Christmas 1940 New Year 1941." No postmark.

Description (In House)

Written.

Type of Original

postcard

Original Photographer or Artist

[unknown]

Date of Original

1940

Period of Original

Second World War Period (1939 - 1945)

Neg No.

PX8219

High Resolution File Name

T3905_PX8219.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 732

Scanned From

10)original postcard

Scanned By

Amy Cooke

Original Location

3) MoStA Archive Room

No publishers details.

Location in Image

[not applicable].

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Date Compiled

08/01/2006

Original File Details

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Uploaded On

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File Name

13817_4.jpg

File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

508.00 KB

Height (pixels)

2244 px

Width (pixels)

1437 px

Views

1063

Subjects

Education Resources > Key stage 2 - Twentieth Century - Home Front

Materials > Board / card

Object Names > Gun

Object Names > Military equipment

Object Names > Postcard

People > People - general > Adults

Places > English Counties > Hertfordshire

Places > Places in Hertfordshire > St Albans

Places > UK Countries > England

Religion and Belief > Events and festivals > Christmas

Society > Fashion, dress and jewellery > Uniform

War and Weapons > Arms and armour

War and Weapons > Army

War and Weapons > Second World War (1939 - 1945)

Work, Trade and Industry > Trades and occupations > Military (including volunteer forces)