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Recruiting postcard for the United States Navy, location unknown, undated

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Location Note

Ephemera - Navy

GUSN

GUSN-188118

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Description

The postcard reads "The Navy fits young America for Peace and Progress." Depicted in the postcard is a flag draped Lady Liberty shaking the hand of a sailor who is holding a bayonet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
politics
world wars
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1925-05-01

Reference Code

EP001.01.092.01.01.010

Acquisition Type

Gift

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Other Organizations

United States. Navy. Recruiting Service

Subjects

Sailors

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 88-89

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera - Navy

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