York and Lancaster Silk Postcard

Yorkshire Film Archive
York, United Kingdom

Silk embroidered postcards were created by French and Belgian women to sell as souvenirs to soldiers posted on the Western Front. They were very popular with British and American soldiers who bought them to send home to loved ones.

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Title: York and Lancaster Silk Postcard

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2nd millennium Craft European theatre of World War I Fabric Silk Western Front World War I

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