Random Postcard

Name/Title

Random Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.566

Scope and Content

Handwritten postcard, from Staff Sergeant Herbold, Camp Lewis, Wash to Pop Watkins, Industrial City, Missouri, post marked Seattle & Portland Mar 2 1941 with a green stamp FOR DEFENSE 1¢ stamp. . The front is a colored picture of Vista of Mt. Rainier, Highway 99, Washington.

Context

March 1 Well how's the big city by now without us? Everyone out here is pretty contented except for the rain & it will soon be over. Today is clear & we can see this mt. They are forming a battalion & there will be lots of promotions. Everyone says hello. So so long - Bob and the boys.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3½" x 5½"