Merry Christmas postcard

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1023.9

Name/Title

Merry Christmas postcard

Entry/Object ID

2024.1023.9

Description

Postcard with gold trim around the edges with the words "Merry Christmas" made out of the smoke.

Context

Orville Johnson collected photos throughout his time as a sailor onboard Battleship Texas from 1929 to 1930. The crew of Battleship Texas made holiday cards and gifts for those back home, and occasionally held holiday events when in port.

Collection

Collection (Orville L. Johnson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1929 - 1930

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects