United States Coast Guard identification card

Name/Title

United States Coast Guard identification card

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2017.19.5

Scope and Content

Identification card issued by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Rockland, Maine, to Alanson B. Thomas. The card lists his occupation as carpenter and includes a photograph and a fingerprint. Thomas's sponsor was Edna Fuller, and Lt. S.K. Gamache signed the validation line.

Collection

Alanson B. Thomas Collection

Cataloged By

Marie Stickney

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2017.19

Source or Donor

Thomas, Larry

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Identification

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Identification photographs, Licenses

Search Terms

Identification photographs, Licenses, Alanson B. Thomas, United States Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, ID cards

Archive Details

Creator

United States Coast Guard

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 24, 1943

Archive Size/Extent

1 card, 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2017.19 Box Alanson B. Thomas Collec

Shelf

Shelf 4

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 6

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Shelf

4, 4

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Apr 20, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jan 14, 2018

Examined By

Marie Stickney

Notes

The card is warped underneath the photograph.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas, Alanson B.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Marie Stickney Status Date: 2018-01-14

Created By

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Create Date

January 14, 2018

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025