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dc.coverage.temporal1914-1918en
dc.creatorSpurgin, Fred
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-05T16:28:13Z
dc.date.available2012-03-05T16:28:13Z
dc.date.created1917-02-09
dc.date.issued2012-03-05
dc.identifier.otherLocation of the original: consult with Collections Manager
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/129039
dc.descriptionTRANSCRIPTION; MESSAGE: Darling I am [illegible] on my way down to Southampton. I left Padd soon after four I trust you are well little one, do try and cheer up, I am feeling a little better. God bless you Darling. All my Love [and] Kissses Fred x x x x x x x x; SENT TO: Miss Kitty Blyth; Pheonix House; New London Rd; Chelmsford; Essexen
dc.description.abstract(Color) Ornate lettering of a love poem accompanies an image of a soldier thinking of a young woman, presumably "back home." The postcard writer (Fred) writes on the front "Farewell Try to cheer up little girl x x x x x." The British, green stamp cost halfpenny and the card is postmarked at Southampton, a 9 P.M., on February 9, 1917. The card was sent to Kitty from Fred during his travels.en
dc.format.extent3 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherArt and Humour Publishing Co. (London (Europe, United Kingdom, England, Greater London))
dc.relation.ispartofWWI Postcard Collection, Ragan Military Collectionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe "A & H" " Vision" Series No. 176
dc.rightsNo copyright - Non-commercial use only; for more information see: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/en
dc.subjectWorld War (1914-1918)en
dc.subjectSoldiersen
dc.subjectThought and thinkingen
dc.titleAbsent yet Nearen
dc.typeImageen
dc.type.genrePostcardsen
dc.type.genrePersonal correspondenceen
dc.type.materialStillImageen
dc.publisher.digitalCushing Memorial Library and Archives
local.detailsThis collection previously belonged to Dominic Hibberd, an English biographer most noted for the biographies of Wilfred Owen and Harold Monro, World War I poets. He collected these postcards for research purposes.


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