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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07810.091 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of World War I correspondence |
| Title | Walter Shuka to Ruth Backof discussing tomatoes and his social life |
| Date | ca. December 1917 |
| Author | Shuka, Walter (fl. 1918-1919) |
| Recipient | Backof, Ruth |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Backof for the Christmas card. Replies to a comment regarding an abundance of tomatoes and how they would be a delicacy to a man in the army. Writes that he would like to go out with a lady and then jokes that he woke up and saw uniforms all around him. An aerogramme consists of a blank sheet of paper with folding instructions and adhesive flaps that becomes its own envelope, and carries prepaid postage at the international airmail letter rate. |
| Subjects | World War I Military History Soldier's Letter Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Holidays and Celebrations Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Women's History |
| People | Shuka, Walter (fl. 1918-1919) Backof, Ruth (fl. 1917-1918) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | World War I; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Dr. Shuka fought with the Chief of Engineers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |