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Another pre-1918 European postcard collected by my grandfather, Grover Hendricks, during his service with the US Army in France. The heroic flag holding routine is still common everywhere, and victory themed cards like this were probably the equivalent of 'buy war bonds'. The hand painting was quick and crude, an assembly line effort. And the graininess concentrated across the top isn't dust, but flecks of red paint, flicked on with a brush to create a color gradient. Last, I haven't seen anything like that hat since Katherine Helmond wore a shoe on her head in the movie Brazil. That was bravery.