Oct 3, 1917 envelope

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1007.34.3

front of 2024.1007.34.3

Name/Title

Oct 3, 1917 envelope

Entry/Object ID

2024.1007.34.3

Scope and Content

Letter sent from South Dakota, rather than U.S.S. Texas. Two green Washington stamp. to Mrs. Lamson

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

Collection (John F. Lamson), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 3, 1917