Wilson Line. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Name/Title

Wilson Line. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.2747

Description

Postcard depicting a steamship underway. The caption reads, ‘Wilson Line. City of Philadelphia’. The message on the verso reads, ‘Hoping that this finds you feeling well, and wishing you a pleasant naval day. Captain Chas. Moncrief’. Note on the verso reads, ‘Received and answered September 13, 1913.’ The card is addressed to Captain J. R. Hattrick, Room 332, Sailors Snug Harbor, New York, and is postmarked Philadelphia, September 11, 1913.

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

The Star Printing Company, Wilmington, Delaware.

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

Fair