This combat life is killing me!
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1944
- Description
During World War II Charles Overstreet sent postcards to his friend Curley Belt back home in Flora, Illinois. Since Charlie was more confortable with drawing pictures than writing words, he decorated his postcards with original ink drawing depicting army life in a humorous manner. This postcard was sent from Camp Rucker, Alabama and is postmarked Jan. 24, 1944.
- Creator
Overstreet, Charles
- Contributing Institution
- Flora Public Library
- Collection
- Charles Overstreet Collection
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Correspondence
World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war
World War, 1939-1945--Humor, caricatures, etc
World War II, 1939-1945
United States Army--Correspondence
Overstreet, Charles
Flora, Illinois
Postcards - Type
- image
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Charles and Katie Overstreet have generously allowed the Flora Public Library to borrow their collection for digitization. To order reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact Flora Public Library, 216 North Main Street, Flora, IL, 62839-1510, (618-662-6553). Please cite the item title and collection name.
- Chicago citation style
- Overstreet, Charles. This combat life is killing me!. circa 1944. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl/id/328. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Overstreet, Charles, (circa 1944) This combat life is killing me!. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl/id/328
- MLA citation style
- Overstreet, Charles. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl/id/328>.