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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: PINK COVERS, SENT BY JIM DENNIS FOR HIS WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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1929

Overview

Horizontal cream postcard with paintings of pink clovers, two on the left side and one toward the bottom right corner. There is a green rectangle that frames typed text which reads 'Wishing you many / returns of this day / that has brought / you such happiness.'

The reverse has a cursive message written ink black ink, addressed to Lillian Dennis from her husband Jim Dennis - 'To my Wife on the 19th ainnversary of / our wedding 14/9/29'

The message in rhyme reads:

'Nineteen years have passed us by / since we started life together, / and though we're getting older now / It's all been sunny weather. / For I've loved you and you've loved me, / To please each other's been our aim, / So we could not help but happy be, / and may it always be the same. ' / Is the wish sincere of the one you love dear, / your special him, / your Husband Jim'

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2025.65

Item type

Material

Width

138 mm

Height or length

89 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Published by the Gibson Art Company Cincinnati

Keywords

DENNIS (nee Philp), Lillian

Postcards, Subiaco

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

Postcard sent by Jim Dennis to his wife Lillian for their 19th wedding anniversary

Last modified

Wednesday, 16 July, 2025

Completeness

83

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