Postcard
Maker & role
Unknown, Manufacturer
Production date
20th Century
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Object detail
Title
To my dear sister
Production place
Collection
Measurements
1 - Postcard, H: 9.4 x W: 14.4cm (H: 94 x W: 144mm); 2 - Separate card, H: 5 x W: 7.5cm (H: 50 x W: 75mm)
Production notes
Compiled by Ada Gallagher and her daughter Girlie Andersen (nee Gallagher) throughout World War I and into the 1930s.
Subject Place
Credit line
Gift, Terri Williams, 2011
Susannah Place Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Susannah Place Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Embroidered silk postcard: To my dear sister, with matching note card
Description
This 50 page photograph album originally belonging to Adelaide (Ada) Gallagher was handed down to her daughter Mary Pauline 'Girlie) Andersen and later to her son Ernie Andersen. The album contains 134 postcards collected by Ada. The majority of the postcards date from World War I and were sent to Ada, her husband John and her daughter Girlie, from the front line. Ada and John's sons Frank, Fred and Vinton all fought in the First World War, Frank was killed on 23 August 1918 aged 23 years, Fred was wounded at Gallipoli and Vinton received a Military medal for his service.
The album also contains many un-used postcards suggesting they were collected for their designs or as a souvenir.
The album also contains many un-used postcards suggesting they were collected for their designs or as a souvenir.
Accession number
SP2011/2-39.1:2
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