A Guide to World War I Postcards 1914-1919 World War I, Postcards, 1914-1919 10875-an

A Guide to World War I Postcards 1914-1919

A Collection in
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875 -an

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

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University of Virginia
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USA
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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10875

-an

Title

World War I Postcards 1914-1919

Physical Characteristics

150 (ca.) items

Language

English

Abstract

The postcards depict French scenes from Paris, Chateau-Thierry, Saint-Denis, Tours, Nantes, Angers, Basse-Goulaine, Bourges, Rantes, Le Pellerin, Chateau de la Malamison in Rueil, and ruins at Ypres, Locre and Chateau-Thierry. In addition there are postcards of the U.S.S. Finland , allied flags and flowers, and a Liberty Bond promotional postcard.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

World War I Postcards, 1914-1919, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession # 10875 -an, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Processing Information

This collection of postcards was given to the University of Virginia Library by George Coyle, Irvington, Virginia, through the Rare Books Division of Special Collections on November 8, 1995.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of ca. 150, chiefly black & white postcards, ca. 1914-1919, showing French scenes from Paris, Chateau-Thierry, Saint-Denis, Tours, Nantes, Angers, Basse-Goulaine, Bourges, Rantes, Le Pellerin, Rueil - Chateau de la Malmaison & Napoleon, Ypres, and Locre. Other types of postcards include one of the U.S.S. Finland "The Ship That Brought Us Home," Allied Flags and Flowers, and a Liberty Bond promotional postcard that reads, "We eat lots of chow over here, and Liberty Bonds Pay for it."

Arrangement

The cards are arranged in envelopes in the order in which they were removed from the postcard album.