World War I prisoner of war camp post cards
Collection
Identifier: MS-1418
MS-1418
Description
The collection contains photo-post cards from World War I German prisoner of war camp at Hamelin. Some blank, some with correspondence from Fernand Gautier who was a prisoner in the camp. Additional postcards from the occupation at Lille, France, the training camp at Sissone, France and other miscellaneous postcards are also included.
Hamelin was the first town in the German Reich to set up a prisoner of war camp after the beginning of World War I.
Dates
- 1907 - 1914
Creator
- Gautier, Fernand (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use.
Extent
.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Bradley, Edward Mix (1936-) (Donor, Person)
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository