Wish You Were Here > Johanna

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A photo of Johanna

Johanna was born in 1886 in Cuerden, Lancashire. She was the second child from the family to bear the same/similar name as an elder sister died young. Johanna, after various moves, settled in Nelson with her three siblings and widowed mum. All the children worked as weavers in the cotton industry and most cards are holiday ones. Johanna married Wilfred in 1914 and the couple had one child.

  • Lantern Hill, Ilfracombe
  • reverse of Lantern Hill, Ilfracombe
  • Ilfracombe – Lantern Hill
  • reverse of Ilfracombe – Lantern Hill
Happy as pigs in? The phrase could be finished by an obvious word but it’s not that one.
  • The Harbour, Ilfracombe
  • reverse of The Harbour, Ilfracombe
Sent from Johanna’s sister
  • Fish Dock and Trawling Fleet, Grimsby, 1906
  • reverse of Fish Dock and Trawling Fleet, Grimsby, 1906
  • Lodore Falls
  • Reverese of Lodore Falls
  • Swilla Glen, Ingleton
  • reverse of Swilla Glen, Ingleton
  • A certain cure!
  • reverse of A certain cure!
  • reverse of Bachelors at the Seaside
Feeding the fishes – being sick/seasick. An annual holiday of one or two weeks away always had work ‘looming’ in the background.
  • Waiting for the Mails
  • reverse of Waiting for the Mails
  • Come Back and ‘Kiss’ your dear old friend, 1907
Shuttle kissing – threading cotton from a cop held in a shuttle. The cotton was sucked though by putting your lips to the hole in the shuttle, hence kissed.
September holidays – a local holiday
  • Scarborough Spa Promenade
Everyone is wearing a hat/cap. The type you wore generally reflected your social standing although working class women especially could aspire to another class by ‘splashing out’ on holiday or special occasions. But for men and women of east Lancashire the mill was never far away. For a modern view see google maps
  • The Hat Trick
  • Spring Cleaning
  • reverse of Spring Cleaning
  • The Waning of the Honey-Moon by Tom Browne
  • reverse of The Waning of the Honey-Moon by Tom Browne
  • An Interrupted Picnic by Tom Browne
Tom Browne was an accomplished artist whose style lent itself to postcards.
  • Tis now the very (w)itching Time of Night
  • reverse of Tis now the very (w)itching Time of Night
  • He won’t be happy till he gets it
  • reverse of He won’t be happy till he gets it

Posted from Nelson to Nelson, August 1904
  • girl in the water
  • reverse of girl in the water
Posted to Llandudno, August 1905
  • Preston New Road, Blackburn
  • reverse of Preston New Road, Blackburn
  • “Bathing Belles” E.S. No. 94 posted in Burnley, 1907
  • reverse of “Bathing Belles” E.S. No. 94 posted in Burnley, 1907
  • Capston Parade, Ilfracombe
  • reverse of Capston Parade, Ilfracombe
  • Douglas Bay, From opposite Grand Hotel
  • reverse of Douglas Bay, From opposite Grand Hotel, 1907
  • Love’s Greeting Cherub forging heart on anvil
  • reverse of Love’s Greeting Cherub forging heart on anvil
  • Kewstoke Woods, Weston-Super-Mare.
  • reverse of Kewstoke Woods, Weston-Super-Mare.
  • Union Terrace & Gardens, Aberdeen, 1906
  • reverse of Union Terrace & Gardens, Aberdeen, 1906
  • reverse of Breakers Ahead
  • Breakers Ahead
  • St. Andrews Church, Penrith
  • reverse of St. Andrews Church, Penrith
  • That’s Mrs. Swellfigger
  • reverse of That’s Mrs. Swellfigger
  • Oh, Jack how sweet your kisses are.
  • reverse of Oh, Jack how sweet your kisses are.
  • Fortissimo (ff.) – Very Loud
  • reverse of Fortissimo (ff.) – Very Loud
  • The Fruit Season
  • reverse of The Fruit Season
  • The Trippers’ Return. Tickets, please!
  • reverse of The Trippers’ Return. Tickets, please!
  • Many Happy Returns of the Day
  • reverse of Many Happy Returns of the Day
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