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Identifier:
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exwsPmr4_pg20_itm1_pc11
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Title:
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Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-06-23, World War I
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Creator:
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Pommer, Paul
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Description:
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Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Glogau, June 23, 1918. Pommer responds to Martin's letter. The day he was writing he can finally go outside and visit the youth organization. Last Sunday he was stuck inside with the rain. He thanks Martin for his letter and money. He is sorry he has to take it as he would much rather give than take money. Pommer responds to Martin's question about the local food. He describes how one can eat whenever one is hungry, although Pommer is limited in how much he can eat. Pommer describes the cherries he bought locally, enough for the week following. Pommer mentions their brother Ernst, who may decide to go to Tuebingen, either for military stationing or likely the university located there. Pommer instructs Martin to be dutiful to their mother and help out, not wandering off anywhere when Ernst is gone. Pommer received a card from Frieda Dehnhardt, who has joined the military as a part of a "braid coalition" (Vitzenbund). Pommer asks Martin to let Ernst know she is in Wemar. Pommer received mail from Martha and Anna Schnorr. Pommer thanks Ernst for his letter. He describes how his wound appears to have grown, although it seemed like it was healing a few weeks ago. Pommer greetings to his mother, father, and Ernst. He urges Martin to read this letter to them.
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Description:
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Feldpostbrief; Glogau; envelope postmark: 23.6.18; 5.5x3.5" (14x9cm)
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Date:
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1918-06-23
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Location:
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Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
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Time Period:
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Nineteen tens
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Subject:
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Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
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People Identified:
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Pommer, Carl Gustav
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Places Identified:
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Glogau, Frankfurt, Weimar
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Subject-AAT:
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Correspondence artifacts
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Subject:
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Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
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People Identified:
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Pommer, Ernestine Emilie
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
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People Identified:
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Pommer, Ernst
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Subject:
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Personal correspondence
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People Identified:
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Pommer, Martin
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Source:
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Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier's scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/s/i92l45
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Provenance:
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Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany.
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Language:
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ger
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Collection:
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World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
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Access Rights:
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No Known Copyright. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
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File Format:
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image/jp2
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Digitization Date:
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2020
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