COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg22_itm2_pc01
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-06-21, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Picture postcard from musketeer Paul Pommer, addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Glogau, June 21, 1918. The postcard’s image features the Glogau field artillery barracks. Pommer sends greetings and updates. Though his wound has broken open, the healing is getting better. On the side adds a comment about a misplaced letter or package.
Description:
Photo Postcard; Glogau; Feld-Artillerie-Kaserne; Postmark: Glogau 21.6.18; 5.5x3.5 (13.5x9cm)
Date:
1918-06-21
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
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care
Subject:
War wounds
Subject:
Barracks
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