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Tuell, Porter E., fl. 1918-1919 to Hazel Reese

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.097 Author/Creator: Tuell, Porter E., fl. 1918-1919 Place Written: Brittany, France Type: Postcard Date: 19 February 1919 Pagination: 1 postcard : envelope ; 13.75 x 9 cm. Order a Copy

Postcard of Parame, a suburb of St. Malo, where Tuell took his furlough. Writes that he is in the midst of final inspections and expects to embarking for the states shortly. Adds that he walked along the shoreline portrayed in the postcard and wished she had been there. Image depicts La Digue in Parame, a picturesque seascape with pedestrians. Published by Levy Fils & Cie, Paris. Postcard written from Camp Coetquidan. Written at Camp Coetquidan.

Tuell, Porter E., fl. 1918-1919
Reese, Hazel, fl. 1918-1919
Levy Fils & Cie (Paris, France)

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