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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: 'HEARTY WISHES', JIM AND LILLIAN DENNIS COLLECTION

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1933

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Jim and Lilian Dennis Collection

Overview

From a collection of birthday postcards sent to Lillian by her husband James (Jim).
Front: 'Hearty Wishes' with three coloured pansies. There is an image of a windmill and a poem at the bottom.
Reverse: Phil Co Post Card. A handwritten message starts:
'To my Wife on her Birthday'
There is a poem and the card ends:
'From your loving Husband Jim. Oct 17th 1933'

Historical information

Birthday card from Jim Dennis to his wife Lillian Dennis

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2023.3.10

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Material

Width

140 mm

Height or length

85 mm

Inscriptions and markings

The Philco Photo Series London

Keywords

DENNIS, James 'Jim

Year

Statement of significance

Jim and Lillian (nee Philp) Dennis married in 1910. They sent cards to each other for birthdays, anniversarys, Easter and Christmas.

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-31.955889153429, 115.82245770876

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Postcard. Front: 'Hearty Wishes' with three coloured pansies. There is an image of a windmill and a poem at the bottom.

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