Dublin Core
Title
Letter
Identifier
2009.05.014
Subject
1910s World War I Correspondence Letters
Description
One sheet correspondence on American YMCA letterhead with bi-fold, writing in fading black ink on three sides and an envelope. Top left corner of the paper has YMCA color logo with “On active service with the American Expeditionary Forces” and handwritten date “September 23rd 1918" in upper center. Letter is primarily about the weather, flies, and giving a location to send letters to.
Handwritten address on the front of envelope: from Bernard Raupp [illegible] American EF, France" to "Miss Josephine Raupp Arlington Heights, Illinois USA." With US Army Post Office stamp and purple censor stamp with a handwritten "OK."
Handwritten address on the front of envelope: from Bernard Raupp [illegible] American EF, France" to "Miss Josephine Raupp Arlington Heights, Illinois USA." With US Army Post Office stamp and purple censor stamp with a handwritten "OK."
Date
9/23/1918
Format
1 sheet: Height: 8.25 inches; Width: 10.5 inches 1 envelope: Length: 4.75 inches; Width: 3.5 inches
Creator
Raupp, Bernard
Source
Raupp, Bernard Raupp, Josephine