Keywords: Neurdein et Cie, Paris – La Place de l'Opéra, ca. 1916.jpg Opera House Paris crowded street scene of cars horses and carriages trams pedestrians ~ 1916 1 postcard print Size cm 9 15 Institution State Library of Victoria object history exhibition history credit line Gift of Mrs Shirley Jones 1999 SLVIC-digitalimage 16525 H99 174/14 Paris - L'Avenue du Bois de Boulogne Hidden Handwritten letter on verso Quotation left 90 France Aug 13 1916 Dear Jean I received your welcome letter yesterday also one from Jack It must be very quiet over there now You ask me if I remember Easter dance My word I do Jean I will not forget it We had a grand time didn't we I wish we could have some more good times like that We are having some very heavy fighting over here now At the present I am out of the firing line I am waiting to get some teeth in I broke mine eating biscuits So I do not know when I will get up to join the lads again Harry is over here somewhere but I have not run across him yet How would a picnic on the old Red Hill Creek go now Jean It would be just the thing wouldn't it but I suppose we will have to wait for that wont we I do not know when we will see old Australia again I hope it will not be too long I am tired of this life Well Jean I have to write to Jack yet so I wll have to stop now Hoping to see you all again before long Your old friend Perc Write again soon Jean tell me all the news Rememeber me to all at home I forget how to dance you will have to teach me again accession number H99 174/14 48 870437 2 332405 region FR_type landmark PD-old Principal facade of the Opéra Garnier Historical images of Opéra Garnier Place de l'Opéra Paris Postcards of Paris 1916 in Paris 1916 postcards of France Images of Paris from the State Library of Victoria |