Knights of Columbus Easter Greetings While in Active Service postcard, circa 1919

Item — Box: 1

Identifier: A1993-034-001

Scope and Contents

Color lithograph with a divided front for the address and an undivded back for a message. On the left of the address is the Knights of Columbus' emblem and "Easter Greetings 1919." The postcard is framed in flower and bells with a cluster of American flags in the upper right corner. The top of the card reads "On Active Service A.E.F Overseas."

Dates

Creation: circa 1919

Creator

P. Schneider & Company (Organization)

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Full Extent

1 item/s

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Museum purchase

Exhibition Label

Object labels, "Americans, Do Your Bit: World War I in Posters" Opened 3 June 2017

Easter Greetings, 1919 P. Schneider & Company Paris, France Museum Purchase, A93/034/1

Many groups worked to support American soldiers during World War I. The American Red Cross provided and mailed this postcard filled in by soldier Charles Kurzenknabe (1888-1962). Kurzenknabe directed it to his father in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to let him know he had reached Europe. The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal group, provided stationary and postcards, like this one, for soldiers' use. Along with sending mail, soldiers also received mail from home. From July 1917 to June 1918, the post office delivered 35 million letters addressed to members of the American Expeditionary Forces.