Name/Title
Sailors Illustration PostcardEntry/Object ID
1998.000.033Description
The front of the postcard is an illustrated; depicts two men, both with pale skin, wearing blue sailor uniforms and roller skates; the man in the front has a wide grin on his face, his hat is falling off, and is waving; the man in the back has a contented look on his face with his white hair secure on his head; they are standing atop a ship; "GlareAngell"(? artist's signature) is printed in black below the feet of the man in the back; "We Don't Have to Go Ashore to Go on a Skate" is printed in red at the bottom of the postcard.
All the print on the back of the postcard is in orange; "Post Card" is in large print within a fancy design involving flowers and intricate line designs with the letter B and C overlapping in a circle in between the words; along the left-hand side is vertical print partially obscured by the handwritten note: "Bamforth & Co. LTD Publishers (England) And New York". There is a red and white George Washington 2 cent postage stamp, that is also upside down, in the upper right-hand corner. Handwritten note: "Awful hot here to-day. Kal (?) the children & I put on our bathing suits this afternoon & turned the hose on each other. We had a great time I'm all hosed(?) out, ay(?) I were in bathing. How are you enjoying the heat? Hope I will read you soon, Beth.". The recipient of the postcard is also in handwriting: "Mr Rollins Pa(?) / Battery Barge Bldg. (?) / New York, N.Y.".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
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