During World War II, Marian Silveus, history professor at the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee (predecessor institution to the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee), received numerous letters from former students who were serving in the armed forces. In 1943, Corporal Sam Falbo chose this postcard, depicting Shirley Temple's childhood home, to inform Professor Silveus of his engagement and the conditions he had to endure at the Antiaircraft Artillery Training Center at Camp Irwin in Barstow, California.
[UWM Manuscript Collection 60: Box 4, Folder 2]
