Name/Title
S.S. ChinaEntry/Object ID
CHSA-04909Scope and Content
Color. Illus. Liner Ship: A black liner ship with 2 smokestacks and 2 large rigging poles on the sea, there is a white, green, red, and yellow flag on the upper left hand corner of the card.
Front: Caption: "S.S. China, 7,912 Tons. 11,000 h.p. P and 0." Message: "November 15.06 Dear Nellie: We expect to get to Marseilles at noon + will stay a day. This will be my last opportunity to get mail to you until we arrive at Port Said. Father said you were keeping postals so I will send you one from each port. I am well and have enjoyed the trip more than I can tell you. I was sea sick only a few hours + now am proving to be a fine sailor. My stateroom is about where the mark is. Love Carlotta." handwritten in black. Back: "Mrs. F. S. Van Den Bergh, Arlington Heights, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. Rural No. 3" handwritten in black. Old Accession #: D)