| Summary: | This document is a postcard from B. J. Beitman to Paul C. Arnold dated 1/10/17 from Blacksburg, Virginia. The postcard shows a black and white image of a photorgraph of a military drill on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute campus with a caption of "V. P. I. Dress Parade" and the words "Blacksburg, Va." pencilled in. Beitman writes about his work, school, and a possible future visit. The White family has ties back to the Arnold family through Stella Arnold White. Arnold family siblings Stella Arnold White, Paul C. Arnold, Claud Arnold, and Ada Arnold Sides stayed in close contact throughout their adult lives. Stella Arnold White married Leonard H. White Sr., an inventor who started the Birmingham Fabricating Company. During the First World War, Paul Arnold served in the military with the American Expeditionary Forces and saw action in France. Leonard H. White Sr. also enlisted during the First World War but was not sent overseas.
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