World War I Postcard Album 1914-1918

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

World War I Postcard Album, 1914-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-ad, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Abstract:
The album contains about 60 colored postcards in a series by Henri Gervese entitled "Nos Marins" which humorously depict the life of a French sailor.
Preferred citation:

World War I Postcard Album, 1914-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-ad, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of one album of about sixty French colored postcards, ca. 1914-1918, by French caricaturist Henri Gervese (1880-1959), entitled "Nos Marins" [Our Sailors]. The postcards portray the life of the French sailor in a humorous manner and include scenes of drilling, preparing for inspection, getting along with officers, physical and mental training, mail call, reporting for duty, chow time, class distinctions, entertainment, kitchen duty, seasickness, weapons deployment, laundry day, and other related events. Most of the inscriptions on the cards are in French but a few have English as well

Acquisition information:
This album was given to the University of Virginia Library by Dexter Whitehead, Crozet, Virginia, on December 20, 1994.
Physical description:
1 volume