Color postcard of Mare Island Harbor with USS Receiving Ship Independence moored port side to, card mailed to Peter Casson, 1709 L pnde St. W Phila, PA, The Independence was launched October 2, 1857, and struck from Navy List 3 September 1913.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Color
Subject Person or Organization
U.S. Receiving Ship Independence
Subject Place
Military
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Island
Mare Island, CA
City
Vallejo, CA
River
Sacramento River
Region
Northern California
State/Province
California
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Source, Unknown
Studio
Frank J Stuum, Publisher, Benicia, Cal, printed in Germany
Date made
1857 - 1913
Place
Military
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Island
Mare Island, CA
City
Vallejo, CA
River
Sacramento River
Region
Northern California
State/Province
California
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Notes
Date: Postmarked 1906
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
Search Terms
Postcard, III-A-8 U.S. Navy -- IX, YP -- special type ships/boats
