COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg25_itm2_pc01
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1914-02-12, World War I
Creator:
Winker, M.
Description:
Picture postcard from M. Winker addressed to musketeer Paul Pommer in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Hand dated Wadgassen, December 2, 1914. The postcard’s image features a hospital in Wadgassen. handwritten text in top left corner reads "Addressee: ? Winker / Circle Saarlouis / Hospital." Winker thanks Pommer for his packet. He is having trouble writing while laying in the hospital, but he hopes to be out soon. He sends his heartfelt greetings to Pommer and his family.
Description:
Photo Postcard; Gruss aus Wadgassen; Krankenhaus; dated 2.12.14; no postmark; 5.5x3.5" (14x9cm)
Date:
1914-12-02
Location:
Wadgassen (Germany)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer family
Places Identified:
Wadgassen (Germany)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Paul
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject-AAT:
Picture postcards
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals--German--Wadgassen
Subject:
Germany--Wadgassen--Buildings, structures, etc.
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
Access 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.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2020