Art-deco era 1910s, Germany.
Girl with a big straw hat and a white summer dress on an old postcard.
Soldier’s postcard of the 1st World War. Text: The high, high mountains, the deep, deep valley, Today I see my darling for the very last time.

Girl with a big straw hat and a white summer dress on an old postcard.
Soldier’s postcard of the 1st World War. Text: The high, high mountains, the deep, deep valley, Today I see my darling for the very last time.
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