Nov 8, 1920 postcard

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front of 2025.1017.28

Name/Title

Nov 8, 1920 postcard

Entry/Object ID

2025.1017.28

Description

Letter written by Lawrence on November 8, 1920, from San Pedro California on a postcard of a lighthouse. Postcard sent to Somerset, Colorado.

Context

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. Lawrence J. Gaddis was a musician on Battleship Texas from 1920 to 1922. He collected many souvenirs and performed on and off the ship during his travels in Pacific waters for Fleet Maneuvers and cruises to South America.

Collection

Collection (Lawrence J. Gaddis), Historical Collections

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