COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg04_itm2_pc04
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1916-12, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Picture postcard from musketeer Paul Pommer, addressed to Mart. (Martin) Pommer in Frankfurt. The picture features a street view of Darmstadt, Germany, Text: “Darmstadt. Paradeplatz. Groβherzog Ludwig VI. Denkmal mit Hoftheater.” Paul write to his brother about his training with hand grenades and side weapons. He also mentions a shooting and that it was a solemn matter.
Description:
Photo Postcard; Darmstadt; postmark: 1.12.16; 5.5x3.5 (9x14 cm)
Date:
1916-12
Location:
Darmstadt (Germany)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Places Identified:
Hoftheater (Darmstadt, Germany)
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject-AAT:
Picture postcards
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:
2018