Artist's impression of the 1918 German submarine attack on Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, with U37 firing its gun in the foreground and several boats afire near shore in background.Color postcard
Artist's impression of the 1918 German submarine attack on Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, with U37 firing its gun in the foreground and several boats afire near shore in background.Color postcard
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.247
Scope and Content
Color postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal), image
5 1/2" X 3 " Artist's impression of the 1918 German submarine attack on Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, with U37 firing its gun in the foreground and several boats afire near shore in background. Signed "Milbey67" at bottom of pairing. Bordered with turquoise margins right and left. Reverse reads "Attack at Orleans - The July 1, 1918 U-Boat attack shot the only shell to hit U.S. Soil"
Collection
James L. Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2010.1
Source or Donor
Jim Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, Picture
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Capes (Coasts), Submarines
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, World War I, Cape Cod, U-37 German Submarine, World War I
Archive Details
Creator
Milby, Frank
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading and paperclip mark on upper right corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): After 1967
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-06-29
