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Description: | Concept: postal services, civilian morale, empire / commonwealth, aircraft, family, women / womens work, military personnel, military vehicles, civilian personnel, uniform, railways Description: whole: the eleven separate images occupy the majority, each held within a narrow brown border. The title is separate and positioned across the bottom edge, in blue cursive script. The text is separate and placed under each image as a caption, also in blue cursive script. All set against a white background. image: a series of images following the journey taken by a letter sent by a woman to her soldier husband. She dictates the letter to a clerk, then takes it to the Post Office. The letter is taken to a train station, then to an airport where it is sent overseas. A military truck takes the letter to a military camp, where it is handed to the soldier. The final two images show the soldier reading the letter, and his wife smiling as she reads the reply he sends. text: Mke mbele ya mwalimu a woman before the clerk. Haya! Anafika Posta Yes, she arrives at the Post Office SPEIRS Barua inaanza safari The letter goes on its journey. Barua garini The letter in the train Barua katika eropleni The letter in the aeroplane SPEIRS. Barua insafiri hewani The letter travelling in the sky. Inafika bandarini It arrives at the airport. Hiyo! Yaenda kambini Hurrah, it goes to the camp. Zayana sajan[?] akigawa barua The Sergeant distributes the letters. SPEIRS Aha! Askari anasoma habari ya mke wake kutoka nyumbani Aha, the soldier reads news from his wife about his home. SPEIRS. Na mke anafurahi kupata majibu And his wife is delighted to get the answer. Basi! Andikeni Barua Zenu Don't forget to write. Printed - G.P.W. and Mobile Map Printing Company, Pretoria, 1942. [A woman before the teacher. Yes, she arrives at the Post Office. The letter starts its journey. The letter in the train. The letter in the aeroplane. The letter travelling through the air. It arrives at the airport. Hurrah, it goes to the camp. The Sergeant distributes the letters. Aha, the soldier reads his wife's news from home. And his wife is delighted to get a reply. So, write your letters.] Object: blackboard, bicycle, locomotive, aircraft, truck, letter, tank | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Speirs Printer: G P W and Mobile Map Printing Company, Pretoria | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=3422... | Go to resource |
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