Yale Center for British Art

Title:
In memory of Lord Kitchener : born June 24, 1850 : drowned June 5, 1916.
Published / Created:
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identiied], 1916.
Physical Description:
1 postcard : illustrations ; 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Postcards
Notes:
Poem printed on front: Called by the people in their need/To guide, to guard, to counsel, and inspire/by noble precept, noble deed/And fill her sons with righteous zeal and fire/Thou guardian of the British race/The value of they life can not be told/Thy greatness time can not efface/Nor words in fullest majesty unfold ...
Subject Terms:
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1850–1916. Earl, -- Death and burial. | World War, 1914–1918. | Mourning customs -- Great Britain. | Death. | Grief. | Elegaic poetry,. English. | English poetry.
Form/Genre:
Memorials (Commemorative) | Memorial cards. | Ephemera. | Postcards. | Photomechanical prints -- 1916.