Name/Title
Postcard of a minesweeper built by the GE and Dry Dock Co, c. 1940sEntry/Object ID
2023.41.3Description
Acc. No. 23.41.3
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Shipbuilding, General Engineering and Dry Dock Company; Military, WWII
Date or period: c. 1940s
Object: Post card
Description: A glossy, slightly sepia-colored postcard, featuring a military ship, painted in darker and lighter arches, at sea. Title below the image: 'No. 1396 -- One of the trim, powerful Auxiliary Minesweepers built by the General Engineering and Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California'. Reverse has in pencil: 'This is what my ship looks like. Only we do not have Camraflage.'
Size: L 3 1/2 x W 5 1/2 inches.
History of Object: A postcard of a minesweeper built by an Alameda shipbuilding company. Apparently sent inside an envelope from a sailor on a similar ship. The postcard was possibly purchased in an online auction or antiques venue, as it came in a plastic sleeve with sticker with number 4746 on it.
Acquired from: unknown, possibly Charles Kahler
Donation Date: 11/11/2023
Catalog Date: 11/16/2023
