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Father Christmas - selecting gift from his sack

A terrific Edwardian postcard depicting Father Christmas - selecting gifts from his sack to add to the children's stockings hanging on the Fireplace. Santa did well not to receive a singed bottom when descending the chimney... Date: circa 1906

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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These War Sensations by Bruce Bairnsfather

Insoluble'A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Christmas Number 1916, offering a competition to fill in the blanks of a sentence uttered when Old Bill realises that his rum jar has been perforated by a stray bullet. Date: 1916

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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WW1 Recruitment Poster -- A Resolution

Recruitment poster, printed by A Thom and Company, Dublin. A Resolution passed in the Trenches. By an Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment), after Mass on 1st Sunday in Advent and sent home through their Chaplain (Rev Father Fitzmaurice) That the reputation and fine traditions of this old Regiment, started by Irishmen and now being upheld by Irishmen, should continue to be upheld by Irishmen from the Regiment's recruiting area. [signed] W Dugan, Lieut-Colonel. From every Irish Regiment at the front comes the same appeal. Fill up their ranks fellow Irishmen! These brothers of ours have lifted high the fame of Ireland and the cause of Ireland by their heroism. Do not turn the deaf ear to them. Join them for Ireland's honour and safety and Victory! Date: 1915

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library