World War I: Postcards From The Front

The reverse side of one of Josef Bis's postcards addresed to his wife, Helena Bisova, in the east Bohemian town of Vysoke Myto, dated February 1915.

"Here my heart yearns with love for you. It looks forward to someday soon when we can joyfully meet again."  

"Grenades are landing on us here!" Bis wrote, marking the spots on the roof of the house that he drew. On the footpath of the sketch, he wrote, "I painted it as I saw it."

"My lovely darling! I'm the same as always. I received both boxes. I thank you for them with all my heart."

"We have some company here. Their clattering is pleasant!"

"My dearest wife, I send kisses to you and the children! I am still healthy."

"Tell me, bluebells, if my darling has me in her heart. Tell me, scarlet flowers, if I can now go home." 

"A thousand kisses to you and the children. May 31, 1915."

"Your loyal and loving Jaroslav!"