Sad Christmases 1914-16
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"Tea with sugar, 5 cents": a price list that was hung up in all the "soldiers' taverns", a Swiss army institution that was set up in 1914. Despite the name these places did not serve alcohol. Museum of Cultures, Basel -
Military postcard for Christmas and New Year on the theme "yearning of the Swiss border soldier for Christmas with his family", Zurich, 1916 Collection of the Museum of Cultures, Basel -
Left: military postcard on the theme "Christmas yearning for warmth and security", Geneva, Switzerland, 1916. Right: Christmas card, "The French infantryman as Father Christmas for the people of Alsace", Alsace, France, 1918 Collection of the Museum of Cultures, Basel -
'Christmas 1915'. Military postcard, promotional gift from the H. Bahlsen biscuit factory. Design: Julis Diez, Hannover, Germany 1915. Museum of Cultures, Basel -
Military postcard for the 6th Division for Christmas, Engadine, canton Graubünden, Switzerland, 1916 Museum of Cultures, Basel -
New Year's military postcard, Geneva, Switzerland 1916 Museum of Cultures, Basel -
Postcard "Christmas in the army camp", Switzerland, 1914 Museum of Cultures, Basel -
Postcard "Christmas in the field". Design: Albert Welti, Switzerland, 1914 (private collection) Museum of Cultures, Basel
- Deutsch Traurige Weihnachten 1914 - 1916
- Español Navidades tristes 1914-1916
- Português Os natais de 1914-16
- 中文 悲伤圣诞节1914-16年
- عربي أعياد الميلاد الحزينة 1914-1916
- Français Tristes Noëls 1914-16
- Pусский Печальное Рождество в Первую мировую
- 日本語 第１次大戦中の悲しいクリスマス
- Italiano Tristi Natali
A soldier's life on the front and the Swiss borders: celebrating Christmas away from home and yearning for peace and their families.
(Postcards: Collection of the Museum of Cultures, Basel, picture editor Ester Unterfinger)
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