Souvenir post cards from Fort Meade, Maryland

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Souvenir post cards from Fort Meade, Maryland - front cover: The image depicts the cover of a postcard folder with the word "Souvenir" prominently displayed, featuring a soldier in a campaign hat aiming a pistol as if overlooking a landscape. The border is adorned with illustrations of soldiers marching, a battle scene, cannons, and tents set within a lush, colorful landscape. The postcard also includes handwritten address details, with the postage stamp showing a red two-cent U.S. postage featuring George Washington. The artistic elements and historic visual style of WWI period military themes.
Souvenir post cards from Fort Meade, Maryland - front cover

The image depicts the cover of a postcard folder with the word "Souvenir" prominently displayed, featuring a soldier in a campaign hat aiming a pistol as if overlooking a landscape. The border is adorned with illustrations of soldiers marching, a battle scene, cannons, and tents set within a lush, colorful landscape. The postcard also includes handwritten address details, with the postage stamp showing a red two-cent U.S. postage featuring George Washington. The artistic elements and historic visual style of WWI period military themes.

Name/Title

Souvenir post cards from Fort Meade, Maryland

Entry/Object ID

chs-009589

Description

Pvt. Vincent L Ayres, stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland, sends home a 22 segment souvenir colorized photo postcard set depicting soldiers training during World War One: front cover rear cover message Instructing Company Squad Drill Practice March Roll Call Shelter Tent Inspection On the Hike Digging Trenches Range Pits Field Kitchen Motor Cycle Scouts in Action Getting Ready for Action Signaling Packing Kit After the Hike Band Practice Playing Cards Bayonet Exercise Rifle Drill Cleaning Rifles Setting-up Exercise Double Time Target Practice.

Subject Person/Organization

Ayres, Vincent Leonard, 1892-1947, Gaunt, Ruth Helme, 1854-1932

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Fort George G Meade (Locale) - Anne Arundel County - Maryland

Collection

Caroline Gaunt Collection

Category

War, Ayers, Gaunt
Families

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

genealogical

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

Aug 30 6 PM 1918

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Baltimore (city) - Maryland

Transcription

Souvenir [postmark] Baltimore, MD Meade Branch Aug 30 6 PM 1918 [addressed to] Mrs Wm. Gaunt Monroe Orange County., N.Y. [verso] [message] Regards to the Gaunt family. Am in the Medical Department now, Pvt. Vincent L. Ayres Barrack 7, Base Hospital, Camp Meade, Md. 1371 [attached cards] Instructing Company Squad Drill Practice March Roll Call Shelter Tent Inspection On the Hike Digging Trenches Range Pits Field Kitchen Motor Cycle Scouts in Action Getting Ready for Action Signaling Packing Kit After the Hike Band Practice Playing Cards Bayonet Exercise Rifle Drill Cleaning Rifles Setting-up Exercise Double Time Target Practice

Dimensions

Height

9.4 cm

Width

14.3 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

October 13, 2024