A dream of how we twain some day, Careless of map or chart, I in the shadow of the sail You in the sunset glow

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Type: Postcards
Place: Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Materials: Ink, Paper
Collection: Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1
Accession number: 1986.0117.6463

Description

A blue-toned photographic postcard featuring a lone sailing boat on Sydney Harbour, captioned with a verse by Victor J Daley that reads "A dream of how we twain some day, / Careless of map or chart, / I in the shadow of the sail / You in the sunset glow". The reverse of the card contains the message "Dear Baby ... wait till I come home and I'll nurse you every day ... Love from Hazle [sic]".

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