Name/Title
Sep 4, 1917 envelopeEntry/Object ID
2024.1007.25.2Scope and Content
Stamped "PASSED BY CENSOR SEP 4 1917" and "USS Texas" written on back of envelope.Context
Battleship Texas ran aground on Block Island on September 28, 1917. She underwent repairs in New York Navy Yard and departed for Scapa Flow on January 30, 1918.
Battleship Texas had her own post office. All mail passed through a censor before leaving the ship. Once the package is checked, it was stamped with a “U.S.S. TEXAS” stamp. If in a port, mail could carry the markers of the post office on shore.Collection
Historical Collections, Collection (John F. Lamson)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Sep 4, 1917
