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Title: Frank George Ascherl papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1919
Collection Number: 2019C84
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Text in English
Physical Description:
1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
(5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Frank George Ascherl served as a United States Prisoner of War Escort in 1919. The Frank George Ascherl papers consists of
a WWI-era photograph album.
Creator:
Ascherl, Frank George
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.
[Identification of item], Frank George Ascherl papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Frank George Ascherl served as a United States Prisoner of War Escort in 1919 guarding German prisoners held in French and
Belgian prisons such as Is-sur-Tille, Malancourt, Sampigny, Pagny-sur-Meuse, and Romagne sous Montfaucon.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Frank George Ascherl papers (1917-1919) consists of a WWI-era photograph album; includes photographs of German prisoners
on kitchen duty, in billets, and playing baseball.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
Prisoners of war
France
Belgium
Photographs
Photograph albums