Deborah Lundbech's photos with the keyword: 1918

Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: FRIENDS (The very first theme from May 27 to June 2, 2013, in celebration of the Vintage Photos Theme Park's TENTH anniversary!) From an album given to me by a library patron - these friends are from the New York/New Jersey area. Dated in the lower right hand corner, "1918".

Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: PEOPLE ON ROOFTOPS Photo from an album given to me by a library patron. This photo has a lot going on! Nuns, sailors, a soldier, a nurse, and (I think) a regular civilian. (Or is that some official stripe she's wearing?) Taken c. 1918.

Sent by Annie Nolan to her fiancee's sister Polly Gregory. Towards the end she tells Polly that "A.T." (Arthur Thomas Gregory)"has been slightly wounded but nothing to worry about". He would actually die several weeks later from these wounds. either they became infected or he was not telling her how badly he had been wounded to begin with. Ten years later Annie married Arthur's brother William - my grandfather - whose wife, Marie Rose, had died of pneumonia leaving him with three children. but my Nana (which she became) kept a portrait of Arthur in her jewelry box until she died. It was so moving to see this knowing how profoundly she would be devastated a few weeks later. I also had a laugh with my mother about her horrible handwriting - she was always good natured about being teased about it. It's just so incredible to know the story and then - from out of the blue - (thanks to Alix who is Polly's GGranddaughter and flickr) we have this amazing memento.

My mother's sister taken somewhere in London - it doesn't look like Seymour Road in Leyton where they lived. Her father was still away at war.

For the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of "Painted Backdrops". Inscribed on the back: "To Will from Ethel 1918" This was to her oldest brother William Gregory - my Grandad.