Letter from Harris Heard to Virginia - February 9, 1919
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Ehrenbrietstein Germany [February] 9, 1919 Dear Virginia- I have had only one letter, I think from you since November, but I ought to get some more from you when my back mail arrives. I have not as yet received my mail dated between [November] 14th and [December] 30th I took a trip down the Rhine the other day on a pleasure boat rented by the Y.M.C.A. We passed the Lorelei rock, where the Rhine is about 300 feet wide and about 200 feet deep. The current is very swift. It costs only 6 pfennigs (about
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river to Coblenz [Koblenz], And this is the war price, so I presume that before the war the price must have been about
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the Rhine. There were large stones all around it, which were used in the early days to roll down upon an enemy in case of attack. If they would have captured it, they wouldn
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Saw a few moving pictures and a few Y.M.C.A. entertainments, which were very good. Saw a moving picture in a German moving picture theatre about three weeks ago. It was fairly good but of course in between reels, the writing is in German. Will drop you a line soon when I have something to write about. Sincerely, Your friend. Pvt. Harris Heard Field Remount Squadron 302 APT 754 American E.F. P.S. In one letter you gave your address as 5589 and in another 5289 Cabanne.
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| Title | Letter from Harris Heard to Virginia - February 9, 1919 |
| Creator | Heard, Harris |
| Source | Heard, Harris. Letter to Virginia. 09 February 1919. World War I Collection. A1771. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Private Harris Heard of the Field Remount Squadron to Virginia of St. Louis, Missouri. Heard described a trip down the Rhine River. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--War work--Y.M.C.A.; Rhine River |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI; Army of Occupation |
| Site Accession Number | A1771 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | February 9, 1919 |
| Language | English |