Name/Title
Postcards: Survivors of Clipperton IslandEntry/Object ID
A0239.6.06Scope and Content
Original printed postcards with black and white photographs of the survivors of Clipperton Island with handwritten comments by Walker P. Rodman detailing the condition of the people rescued from a mining settlement.
Note: The U.S.S. Yorktown operated off the coast of Mexico from January 1914 through August 1917, with brief breaks in service for repairs at Mare Island and maneuvers off San Diego. On July 18, 1917, the Yorktown rescued the last surviving members of an abandoned guano mining settlement on Clipperton Island, off the coast of Mexico. From a peak population of roughly 100 in 1915, only four women and six children survived.Collection
Walker Perry Rodman CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, PictureNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1900 - 1966