Pen & ink. Postmarked 1908 Clay Center, Kansas. |
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From a group of postcards circa 1938. Students created individual postcards for their teacher Oubayashi who had gone off to fight in the 2nd Sino-Japanese war. The teacher had been wounded and was in hospital. The cards were mailed in a package to the teacher and this is the only one from the group I managed to purchase. According to the seller, most of the texts were along the lines of 'get better so you can die a true warriors death'.
Thanks to Carol & her co-worker for help with the translation:
Red shirt: Hey Mr. Taro pheasant. Good timing. This is the medication that I will give teacher Oubayashi.
Blue shirt: Okay, I will give him my letter. Let's go together then.
Yellow shirt: I will give my letter, too.
Thanks to Carol & her co-worker for help with the translation:
Red shirt: Hey Mr. Taro pheasant. Good timing. This is the medication that I will give teacher Oubayashi.
Blue shirt: Okay, I will give him my letter. Let's go together then.
Yellow shirt: I will give my letter, too.
Pencil, tempera. Circa 1938, Japan. |
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I thought I'd post this in honour of International Workers' Day. The acronyms are obscure but with a little sleuthing I was able to find out that The C-O's are conscientious objectors and U.S.D.B. stands for United States Disciplinary Barracks, the place where they were held.
Real Photo Postcard of an original artwork. Unposted. 1920 USA. |
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