Popular song Goodbye Dolly
A woman in despair over her drowning soldier husband who whilst rowing broke an oar and fell into the water. Realising his fate he bids fond farewell to his wife, Dolly.
A postcard illustrating the lyrics of William D. Cobb (1876-1930) who wrote the song Goodbye Dolly Gray which was written during the Spanish American war in 1898 but gained wide spread popularity during the Boer War
Picture No
10703219
Media ID
45562843
Size
5606px x 3556px
(7.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed Postcard - Popular Songs Illustrated
Date
1903
