Early museum postcard

front of 2026.1015.6

front of 2026.1015.6

Name/Title

Early museum postcard

Entry/Object ID

2026.1015.6

Description

Postcard of Battleship Texas prior to 1989 restoration in haze gray moored by rope.

Context

The Battleship Texas Museum was operated by the Battleship Texas Commission from 1948 to 1983. She was located at San Jacinto State Park on the Houston Ship Channel. John E. Robson served on Battleship Texas beginning on October 16, 1943. He was made a MM3c on May 20, 1944, a MM2c on August 1, 1945, and departed from the ship on November 16, 1945. He was a supporter of turning Battleship Texas into a museum and visited regularly for veteran reunions.

Collection

Collection (John E. Robson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1948 - 1983

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