WWI Postcard, 1918

Archive

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Raupp Museum

Name/Title

WWI Postcard, 1918

Entry/Object ID

2009.05.010

Scope and Content

Military themed Christmas card and envelope courtesy YMCA. Front of the card has a white border and green and orange scene of two children waving to a plane overhead. With “Merry Christmas” below and “Pvt. Bernard Raupp Col 130 def” written in pencil in the lower white border. Letter on the back written in ink dated Dec 29, 1918 about being in the hospital with "the itch." Envelope has American YMCA logo in the upper left with postmark stamp and censor stamp. Addressed to "Miss Josephine Raupp Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA" from "Pvt. Bernard Raupp US A AEF France." Postmarked on the back Dec 23, 1918."

Archive Details

Creator

Raupp, Bernard

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 23, 1918

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Raupp, Bernard

Person or Organization

Raupp, Josephine