New Year — Death and Childhood — Phototype A. Brabant & Cie, Nancy

Description

Illustrated New Year postcard depicting a figure of Death holding a scythe, a woman in an antique dress, and a radiant little girl. Printed red text: « The merciless Time that ages everything, Drives 1903 back to nothingness, And the new year, like a rosy baby That we already cherish, comes smiling to us. A.G. ». On the reverse, handwritten address to Madame Tapijillaud, Villeperdue (Indre-et-Loire), 5 centimes postage stamp and postmark from Saint-Lô dated 2-4-1904.