COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
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World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
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Identifier:
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exwsPmr4_pg23_itm2_pc02
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Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-06-04, World War I
title
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-06-04, World War I
Title
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Creator:
Pommer, Paul
creator
Pommer, Paul
Creator
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Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the his brother Martin Pommer in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Hand dated Glogau, June 4, 1918. Pommer states that he was happy to receive Martin's letter and details aspects of the letter he appreciated. When Pommer returns, he intends to pursue work as a mechanic. He mentions that it would be great to be back in Frankfurt. His wound is healing well. Only his underarm hurts and it is still very swollen. Overall, his situation seems is better in to Brussels. Pommer describes a local photographer in the area. He hopes to send his family some photos. He briefly mentions his sergeant.
description
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the his brother Martin Pommer in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Hand dated Glogau, June 4, 1918. Pommer states that he was happy to receive Martin's letter and details aspects of the letter he appreciated. When Pommer returns, he intends to pursue work as a mechanic. He mentions that it would be great to be back in Frankfurt. His wound is healing well. Only his underarm hurts and it is still very swollen. Overall, his situation seems is better in to Brussels. Pommer describes a local photographer in the area. He hopes to send his family some photos. He briefly mentions his sergeant.
Description
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Description:
Letter; hand dated 4.6.18; 4.5x3.25" (11x8.5cm)
description
Letter; hand dated 4.6.18; 4.5x3.25" (11x8.5cm)
Description
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Date:
1918-06-04
date
1918-06-04
Date
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Location:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
location
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Location
false
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
time_period
Nineteen tens
Time Period
false
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
subject
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
Subject
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People Identified:
Pommer, Martin
people_identified
Pommer, Martin
People Identified
false
Places Identified:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
places_identified
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Places Identified
false
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
subject_aat
Correspondence artifacts
Subject-AAT
false
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
subject
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
Subject
false
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
places_identified
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Places Identified
false
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
subject
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject
false
Subject:
Personal correspondence
subject
Personal correspondence
Subject
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Subject:
Germany--Brussels--Social conditions--1914-1918
subject
Germany--Brussels--Social conditions--1914-1918
Subject
false
Subject:
War wounds
subject
War wounds
Subject
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
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…
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.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/s/i92l45
Source
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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.
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.
Provenance
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Language:
ger
language
ger
Language
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Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
collection
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Collection
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Rights:
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.
rights
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.
Rights
false
File Format:
image/jp2
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image/jp2
File Format
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Digitization Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digitization Date
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