World War I Postcard: Bugle Player

Name/Title

World War I Postcard: Bugle Player

Entry/Object ID

17.22.12

Secondary Title

We Cuss Him for Reveille

Description

Great War Postcards. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 6". The image depicts a vintage postcard illustration of a bugler in a World War I military uniform blowing a bugle, accompanied by humorous text: "We cuss him for reveille, we love him for recall, we cuss him for drill, we worship him for mess-call," with words in alternating blue and pink fonts, capturing the ambivalent sentiments toward his duties, while the bugler wears a hat adorned with a red braid.

Context

New Richland native William Schue brought home sets of postcards from his service during World War I in France.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcard, Photographic

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Create Date

October 8, 2025

Update Date

October 9, 2025