The Band of Hope, Antique Hand-drawn Postcard Marjorie Abbey Battise Definitely hand-woven of wool

Definitely hand-woven of wool

One side covers signaling International Morse Code with one flag

I think the ideal home for it would be in a retro motel holding the room keys of guests

and a hinged lid

The Band of Hope, Antique Hand-drawn Postcard Marjorie Abbey Battise Definitely hand-woven of woolI didn't know much at all about the history of "The Band of Hope" when I purchased this early 20th century hand drawn postcard; I just loved this young cast of characters, and also how much one might project into and onto the drawing and text at the present moment, when social gathering and the term hope itself are such charged and contested things. The Band of Hope referred to here is a temperance organization for working class children founded in