Dec 24, 1917 envelope

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2025.1019.52

front of 2025.1019.52

Name/Title

Dec 24, 1917 envelope

Entry/Object ID

2025.1019.52

Scope and Content

Addressed to Miss Mary Welton from C.R. Duncan. Envelope sent from USS Texas on the morning of December 24, 1917 from New York City, New York. Features a "PASSED BY CENSOR" stamp in the bottom left.

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

Donation (Kyle Brillantes), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 24, 1917