To Greet My Valentine
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. It is a Valentine's Day postcard that depicts a young boy dressed in a military outfit similar to the Union Army in the American Civil War. He looks shyly at his rifle as two young girls glance over a wall towards him. The inscription perpetuates the idea common in the 20th century that military service coincides with bravery and masculinity.
This postcard is used and dated 13 February 1914. - Notes
- Condition: wear and peeling around edges, some discolouration on front and back.
- Inscriptions
- "To Greet / My Valentine / None but the Brave Deserve the Fair."
- Place of Publication
- Germany
- Date of Original
- 13 February 1914
- Dimensions
-
Width: 8.9 cm
Height: 13.9 cm
- Image Dimensions
-
Image Width: 8.9cm
Image Height: 13.9cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Near, Reg.
- Local identifier
- RN10_40
- Collection
- Reg Near Postcards
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Reg Near
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Reg Near Postcards. "To Greet My Valentine." St. Marys Museum, RN10_40.
- Location of Original
- St. Marys Museum archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee. - Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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