Photographic Postcard
1933-1934 (made)
Sepia photographic postcard of landscape proportions, showing the
donor's cousin Peter John Elmes (born 25/02/1931) as a young child,
seated on a beach groyne beside his father, Laurence Elmes: Peter
wears an all-in-one sun/swimsuit (probably a knitted one) with a
printed fabric sunhat and white T-bar sandals with his right ankle
bandaged; Laurence, who is standing, wears a dark jacket and trousers
and an open-necked shirt.
donor's cousin Peter John Elmes (born 25/02/1931) as a young child,
seated on a beach groyne beside his father, Laurence Elmes: Peter
wears an all-in-one sun/swimsuit (probably a knitted one) with a
printed fabric sunhat and white T-bar sandals with his right ankle
bandaged; Laurence, who is standing, wears a dark jacket and trousers
and an open-necked shirt.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Photographic paper |
| Brief description | Photographic postcard; British, 1933-34 |
| Physical description | Sepia photographic postcard of landscape proportions, showing the donor's cousin Peter John Elmes (born 25/02/1931) as a young child, seated on a beach groyne beside his father, Laurence Elmes: Peter wears an all-in-one sun/swimsuit (probably a knitted one) with a printed fabric sunhat and white T-bar sandals with his right ankle bandaged; Laurence, who is standing, wears a dark jacket and trousers and an open-necked shirt. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mary Kempson |
| Object history | References: The print shows the donor's cousin Peter John Elmes (born 25/02/1931) with his father Laurence Elmes. |
| Production | Britain |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.351-1994 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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