A. Olsen Postcard to John Franklin Hardesty - December 15, 1921
Transcript
[postcard] Annie M Rolph, "A Olsen Master"
Transcript
1130 Ocean Ave Oakland [California] Greetings from your old Roommate in Prison Camp at Villingen A Olsen [December]-15-[1921] Doctor Hardesty 3206 California Ave St. Louis [Missouri]
Details
| Title | A. Olsen Postcard to John Franklin Hardesty - December 15, 1921 |
| Creator | Olsen, A. |
| Source | Olsen, A. Postcard to John Franklin Hardesty. 15 December 1921. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. In March of 1918, he was captured by Germans in Amiens, France. Hardesty was imprisoned at Ratstatt and Villingen Prisoner of War Camps for eight months.. Hardesty corresponded with the men he was imprisoned with for many years after their release from prison. In this postcard, A. Olsen, who was Hardesty's roommate at Villingen Prisoner of War Camp, sent his greetings from Oakland, California. This is a photograph of Joel Hardesty in uniform. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond those allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Missouri History Museum: 314-746-4510 |
| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. Contact the Missouri History Museum's Permissions Office at 314-746-4511 to obtain written consent. |
| Date Original | December 15, 1921 |
| Language | English |