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[L'Ardeche Illustree]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the Chateau de la Chataigneraie on the front.
Date: [1918..]

[Dead mans hill]

Description: Postcard of a hill with very little grass, the text at the bottom reads, "Dead Mans Hill Verdun."
Date: [1918..]

[Diekirch]

Description: Postcard of a man holding out a long fishing pole along the river of Sauer, in the commune town of Diekirch. Three other individuals can be seen standing along the bankside. The text on the postcard reads, "Diekirch. La Sure - Partie an der Sauer."
Date: [1918..]

[Diekirch]

Description: Postcard with an illustration of Diekirch, a commune that was situated on the banks of the Sauer river. The bottom of the postcard reads, "Diekirch avec la vailee de la Sure - Diekirch mit Sauertal."
Date: [1918..]

[Larochette - Fels]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mrs. John H. Carper, 818 Austin St., Houston, Texas, from John H. Carper "Jack." On the front of the postcard is an illustration of a panoramic photo of the Grand Hotel Poste, Larochette - Fels.
Date: [1918..]

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his father J.R Lauderdale, May 11, 1919]

Description: Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his father on American YMCA Stationary, dated May 11, 1919. The letter is brief and informs his father of a letter he enclosed for his mother in celebration of mothers day despite her death with the sentiment "We were with her in life; even so in death we shall be with her." He goes on to mention a trip to Belgium that he is contemplating taking before he comes back to the states.
Date: 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his mother Mrs. Lauderdale, May 11th, 1919]

Description: Letter and envelope from son Victor Lauderdale to mother Mrs. Lauderdale, May 11th, 1919. The seven page letter addresses a reflective dialogue frequently mentioning God, religion, obedience and guidance about his experiences in the Army and at war. The letter is written on stationary provided by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Date: May 11, 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to J.R Lauderdale, November 14th, 1918]

Description: Letter and envelope from son Victor Lauderdale to his father J.R. Lauderdale, November 14, 1918. The letter addresses the armistice ending the war and the ensuing celebrations taking place among the civilians and soldiers. Lauderdale relays information on the attitudes of the French, his intentions to explore Europe before coming home and details about his coworkers and job as a bookkeeper.
Date: November 14, 1918
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[METZ.]

Description: Blank postcard with a photograph of a military gathering in France.
Date: 1917/1919

[Notes written on American Red Cross stationary regarding WWI]

Description: Single page of American Red Cross Stationary with English and French writing covering June 26th and 27th, 1919. The notes include dairy like entries that comment on the progress of the war and list places Lauderdale visited including such as chapels, 2 ponds, lake, Napoleon Lounge, and the colonnade.
Date: [1919-06-26..1919-06-27]
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Photograph: "Some Chums Boxing"]

Description: Black and white photograph of soldiers boxing in the middle of a street between buildings in a camp. The bottom margin contains a pen written note of what appears written on the back originally which reads " Ed Lauderdale in France" The back also includes a description of the photograph as "Some chums boxing".
Date: 1918
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Pieces of a fragmented envelope belonging to a booklet]

Description: Fragments of an envelope, addressed to S. Lauderdale paired with a possible back page of a booklet which reads in French "Moreau Éditeur Versailles" with an insignia of a line with floral decorations running through it. The booklet leaf could be a possible souvenir from Lauderdale's time spent in France.
Date: 1917/1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Strasbourg]

Description: Blank postcard with a photograph of a military gathering in Strasbourg, France.
Date: 1917/1919

[Toul - Porte Jeanne-d'Arc]

Description: Blank postcard with a photograph of two men wearing uniforms leaning against a gate on the side of a road at the Port Joan of Arc.
Date: 1917/1919

[Young Swiss Boy]

Description: Postcard that has an illustration of a young boy pictured in front of the Alps, wearing traditional Swiss clothing and holding an armful of flowers in his right arm and a cane in his left. Handwritten text below the image says "Bermese costume."
Date: unknown

[Young Swiss Girl]

Description: Postcard that has an illustration of a young girl pictured in front of the Alps, wearing traditional Swiss clothing, including a hat at the back of her head with a wide lace edging, and cradling an armful of flowers in her right arm. Handwritten text below the image says "Bermese costume."
Date: unknown
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