Name/Title
Postcard: "From a girl in [handwritten] Rose at [printed] in Hoboken, N.J.; When you're on guard..." Soldier pennant postcard from Rose Beck of 600 Monroe St., Hoboken, to fiance Pvt. George Jaxel, Camp Dix, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, Aug. 7, 1918.Entry/Object ID
2014.050.0003Scope and Content
Postcard: "From a girl in [handwritten] Rose at [printed] in Hoboken, N.J.; When you're on guard..." Soldier pennants postcard from Rose Beck of 600 Monroe St., Hoboken, to fiance Private George Jaxel, Camp Dix, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, August 7, 1918.
A World War I sweetheart postcard. It includes on the message side the added printed adhesive stamp: My [heart symbol] is in the Service.
Color lithographed postcard, 3-3/8" x 5-3/8" wide with imprinting on pennant in black: Hoboken, N.J. [others in this series have been seen with the pennant blank.]
Series number '572' is seen in artwork at lower left corner.
No publisher stated.
Series 572 Soldier pennants 24 des.
Text on front:
From a girl in Rose at [handwritten] in Hoboken, N.J.
When you're on guard
And camp-fires burn,
I'll guard my [ink underlined] heart
Till your [ink underlined] return -.
[handwritten] Hon. and Dearie are now
so far from one another
It is heart breaking.
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The soldier was labeled by Rose, "George At Camp Dix".
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The message side has a Tues., 8/6/18, affectionate message. (Two others from her to George are present: see 2014.050.0002 and .0003).
This card and 2014.050.0002 are both from August 6th and mailed at the same time with both having a 10 AM cancellation on August 7th. Which card preceded the other has not been determined.
Jaxel was a resident of West Hoboken. His Army address was 32 Company, 8th Battalion, 153 Depot Brigade, Camp Dix, New Jersey. See photos 2014.049.0006 for an August 18th photo of Rose Beck and George Jaxel when he was apparently on leave. See photo 2014.049.0007 for group of photo of Army inductees with him present.Acquisition
Accession
2014.050Source or Donor
Jaxel, EdwardAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Edward Jaxel.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1918 - 1918Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1918
Date(s): 1918General Notes
Note
Notes: A 1918 newsclipping (not present) described Jaxel's return from Europe:
Private George Jaxel, of 514 Syms Street, West Hoboken, who served in France for over four months with the 347 Infantry, was one of the first West Hoboken boys to arrive from "over there." He reached New York on board the Mauretania on Monday, and is now at Camp Merritt, but expects to be sent to Camps Dix, here he will be mustered out.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-09-05
