ALPHA – Stranded – Atlantic City

ALPHA – Stranded – Atlantic City

ALPHA – Stranded – Atlantic City

Name/Title

ALPHA – Stranded – Atlantic City

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.2738

Description

Postcard depicting children near a large boat on the beach. The caption reads, ‘Alpha – Stranded – Atlantic City. Smith Photo.’ The message on the verso reads, ‘This recalls the times you ran into Atlantic City. Yours, Ellwood Start, 5457 Pine Street, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.’ The note on the verso reads, ‘Received and answered September 13, 1913. The card is addressed to Captain James R. Hattrick, Room 332, House H, Sailors Snug Harbor, New Brighton, New Jersey, and is postmarked Philadelphia, September 11, 1913.

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Harper B. Smith, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Date made

September 11, 1913

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Good