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Identifier:
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exwsPmr4_pg09_itm2_pc01
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Title:
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Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-01-14, World War I
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Creator:
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Pommer, Paul
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Description:
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Picture postcard from musketeer Paul Pommer, addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Coblenz, January 14, 1918. The postcard's illustration features a night scene: a steamboat passing Loreley, a cliff on the banks of the Rhein River. In his brief note, Pommer recognizes the beauty of the Rhein and how he enjoyed his boat ride on it.
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Description:
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Picture Postcard; Coblenz; postmark: 14.1.18; 5.25x3.5" (13.5x9 cm)
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Date:
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1918-01-14
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Location:
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Koblenz (Germany)
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Time Period:
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Nineteen tens
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Subject:
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Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
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Subject:
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Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
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Subject:
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Personal correspondence
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Subject:
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Rhine River--In art
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Subject-AAT:
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Correspondence artifacts
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Subject-AAT:
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Picture postcards
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Places Identified:
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Loreley (Germany)
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Source:
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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/i92l44
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Provenance:
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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.
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Language:
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ger
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Collection:
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World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
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Rights Statement:
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https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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Rights Status:
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No Known Copyright
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Access Rights:
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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.
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File Format:
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image/jp2
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Digitization Date:
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2019
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