Postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte to his wife in Toronto, Canada. RSM Lewis E. DeHarte was a prisoner of war from 1915-1919. The postcard is cardstock and a yellow-brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the postcard. The front left of the card has RSM DeHarte’s sender information, and the front right of the card has the receiver’s information, being his wife’s information. The postcard is stamped on the front with an ink stamp by the camp’s German Military Postal Examination Office, a Göttingen post office, and a London post office. There is written in pencil at the front top that reads: “Kriegsgefangenensendung.” (meaning prisoner of war mail). The front of the card is split in two vertically by a double striped line, with the left for sender information and the right for receiver information and dotted lines on the right side for writing on.

The back of the card has horizontal dotted lines and is filled in with writing by RSM DeHarte: “9.4.16   Dear Chum.- Got your parcel with Birthday cake this week also one from Mae & one from 688 the date of sending is never on your parcels so when I send you a receipt post card I have to write “no date” & as writing is forbidden on Receipt p.c. you may not get them. always mark date. The cake came in perfect condition without a crack or a letter broken. Give my thanks to all. What is Bill in? No word from father. Write to him please. Kiss my kiddies – Lewis.”

NOTE: This and other similar prisoner of war letter postcards by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte are stored in a Ziploc bag with the postcard under the accession number 2009015010.