December 24th 1905 M Beck to Agnes Catherine prewitt gilchrist

Kingstown aka Dun laoghaire, Dublin, ireland to blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

56 miles

the message

"With every good wish for Xmas + New Year

M Beck"

the sender

There are no clues as to the identity of M Beck

the recipient

The recipient was Agnes Catherine Prewitt Gilchrist (1893-). She was the daughter of William Duncan Gilchrist (1863-) and Catherine Prewitt (1860-). William was an Iron Merchant from Renfrewshire and Catherine was from Stirlingshire. Agnes was born in County Wicklow.

the places

Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

Kingstown aka Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland

what the card says to us

The card has very little to say except that in 1905 there were some truly awful cards and this is one of them. The picture is hard to describe. It is a collection of baby photos cut out and glued to what looks like the words Best Wishes constructed from tree branches. The whole thing being set against a rural background. it is very disturbing.

The other point of interest is that the card was posted in what is now known as Dun Laoghaire but which was known as Kingstown from 1821 to 1920. For political reasons presumably.