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Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949 to Cordelia Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.169 Author/Creator: Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949 Place Written: Rome, Italy Type: Postcard Date: 2 September 1949 Pagination: 1 postcard. ; 10.3 x 14.7 cm. Order a Copy

Postcard from Eugene Williams to Cordelia Williams saying he has not heard from her in a while. He says he stopped over in Rome while flying from Tripoli, Tunisia to Neubiberg, Germany. He says to say hello to everyone back home. The front of the postcard has a black and white photograph of Rome and a penned in arrow pointing to the hotel he was staying in.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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