Name/Title
Jul 4, 1938 envelopeEntry/Object ID
2025.1019.41Scope and Content
Addressed to Miss Lorraine Reeves. Envelope sent from USS Texas on the morning of July 4, 1938, while enroute to Copenhagen, and mailed to Sioux City, Iowa. Features a stamp for Independence Day with a cowgirl riding a bucking horse, in front of a star.Context
Battleship Texas was flagship of the Training Detachment from June 27, 1937, to September 1, 1939. She made many Midshipman Cruises with students from the Naval Academy throughout this period.
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
Donation (Kyle Brillantes), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
EnvelopeNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, DocumentNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Jul 4, 1938
