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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Northumberland => England => Northumberland Resources & Offers => Topic started by: River Tyne Lass on Tuesday 18 July 17 09:34 BST (UK)
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A Great War Exhibition is now in display on the 2nd floor of the Whitley Bay library. This comprises exhibits, information and some newspaper articles. This is a very interesting and poignant exhibition and well worth going along to see.
I am attaching a photo of one of the 'fragile' exhibits. I asked a librarian if they knew of the history behind this item but they did not know unfortunately.
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The embroidery looks like the work done on the greetings cards sent home from France in WW1. I've had many of those through my hands but I've not come across anything like your photo. What size is it?
Exhibition sounds interesting.
Christine
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Hi Christine,
Now you mention it, the exhibit in the photo 📷 is about the size of a medium sized greetings card. I wonder if it was originally a receptacle for storing letters sent from the front?
I am on nightshifts at the moment but when I can next get to the library I will try to find someone who may know more. The exhibition is a small one but very interesting. Thank you for your 👌 post. :)
Best Wishes
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Here is another photo of one of the exhibits. This one is a postcard.
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Nice card - can't quite make out the writing on the photos.
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Hi Christine,
The writing on the front of this postcard is very small. I think I can just about make this out but I have verified this with a kind librarian rather than risk making an inadvertent mistake. He has kindly written the writing down for me:
'A L'interior de la Basilique'
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'Ruines de L'Eglise, Vue de face'
Best Wishes :)
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Thank you. The town of Albert was another victim of the Somme.
Also, I have received a suggestion for the purpose of the first photo. Possibly a pouch for a powder compact? Depends on the size, I suppose.
Christine
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Hi Christine
A librarian has agreed to try and ask the person who set up the exhibition for some background in the first exhibit photo I posted - if they see this person at this person when the exhibition finishes.
Here are some more exhibit photos.
Best Wishes :)
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Only one attached, so I am trying again. ;)
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I have just been to the Whitley Bay library and very fortuitously met the lady (with her friend) whose exhibition this is. It was lovely to meet these ladies and we enjoyed a delightful chat and I was able to tell of my posts on RootsChat!
I was very privileged that the owner of the exhibition opened out the pink book cover type exhibit so I can post another photo of this. She says she bought this from an antiques fair and that the history of this is that this was something that a soldier sent home during the Great War.
The lady says the exhibition will be finishing this coming Thursday - so get along while you can. :)
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This is another exhibit photo.
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and another ...
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my aunt has recently passed to me several family related ww1 embroidered postcards - one similar to the first attached. they were sent from my g aunt to her brother during the war.
I have a book: An illustrated history of the embroidered silk postcard. Dr I Collins.
there is a website by him:
https://sites.google.com/site/embroideredsilkpostcards/
Diddy