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Field Marshal the Rt. Hon. Earl Kitchener, P.C., K.P., Secretary of State for War 1914. Was born in Co. Kerry 24th June, 1850. Entered Army 1871. Major General 1896. Commanded Khartoum Expedition 1898 (received thanks fo Parliament and £30,000, and raised to the Peerage). Chief of Staff South African War 1900-1902, and General (received Viscounty, thanks of Parliament, and £50,000). Commander-in-Chief India 1902-7. H.M's. Agent and Consul General in Egypt since 1911. Was created Earl 1914.
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FIELD MARSHAL THE RT. HON. EARL KITCHENER, P.C., K.P. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR, 1914.
Field Marshal the Rt. Hon. Earl Kitchener, P.C., K.P., Secretary of State for War 1914. Was born in Co. Kerry 24th June, 1850. Entered Army 1871. Major General 1896. Commanded Khartoum Expedition 1898 (received thanks fo Parliament and £30,000, and raised to the Peerage). Chief of Staff South African War 1900-1902, and General (received Viscounty, thanks of Parliament, and £50,000). Commander-in-Chief India 1902-7. H.M's. Agent and Consul General in Egypt since 1911. Was created Earl 1914.
British
1914
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8039
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: Photo. J. Russell & Sons.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, 1914 Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4306. Series I.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Printed in England.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, 1914 Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4306. Series I.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Printed in England.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)