COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg20_itm1_pc13
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-07-02, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Postcard from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Glogau, July 2, 1918. Pommer thanks his brother Martin for the letter about news in Frankfurt. He expresses lament over the death of several local men in the war. He asks about Karl Kuemmerte, wondering where he is. He addresses Martin's interest in the fruit and admits that there is much less where he is. During the week Pommer writes that he should receive more news on his situation. Pommer briefly states that he was out the day prior at the youth coalition.
Description:
Feldpostkarte; Glogau; postmark: 2.7.18; 5.5x3.5" (14x9cm)
Date:
1918-07-01
Location:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer family
Places Identified:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Martin
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
People Identified:
Kuemmerte, Karl
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Source:
Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier's scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library…
Provenance:
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.
Language:
ger
Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Known Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2020