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Object name(s):
postcard; postcard
Brief description:
thin white card; German text printed in black; message etc. written in pencil; postmarked 'Stalag IIID, Geprht 31', 31.10.41; ?prisoner number 10676
Collection:
Poole Museum
Acquisition date:
Date - earliest / single:
5.1989
Associated concept:
military
Associated concept:
documents
Associated person:
Smith, G.J.
Person's association:
father
Associated place:
Poole
Associated place:
Poole National School
Association note:
sender was former pupil
Condition:
fair
Content - date:
Date - latest:
25.1.1941
Date - period:
WW2
Content - description:
message to newspaper giving details of sender and asking to be remembered to people of Poole
Content - note:
sender was son of G.J. Smith of Castle Street, and former Poole National School pupil
Content - person:
Smith, Harold, Cpl
Person's association:
prisoner of war
Content - person:
Poole and East Dorset Herald
Person's association:
recipient & newspaper
Content - place:
Germany
Place status:
country
Dimension:
height
Dimension value:
9.8 cm
Dimension:
width
Dimension value:
14.9 cm
Number of objects:
1
Object name:
postcard; postcard
Object number:
POOMS:2000.042
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
25.1.1941
Other number:
T:2000.268
Physical description:
thin white card; German text printed in black; message etc. written in pencil; postmarked 'Stalag IIID, Geprht 31', 31.10.41; ?prisoner number 10676
Reproduction number:
Z:\multimedia\Documents\Object\IIB15\POOMS2000-042 (1).jpg
Reproduction number:
Z:\multimedia\Documents\Object\IIB15\POOMS2000-042 (2).jpg
Reproduction type:
image caption

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d0c2e465-66c3-35ae-82db-ff61b57b9747

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d0c2e465-66c3-35ae-82db-ff61b57b9747, Poole Museum, CC BY-NC

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