U.S. Navy Training Center Postcard, August 16, 1942

Item

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Wilson Scrapbook and Materials Collection is comprised of a scrapbook, a box of glass slides, and a box of printed material related to the Wilson family of Walker County, Texas.

Box 1 contains a 16 page scrapbook consisting of photographs, newspaper articles, and cards. Box 2 contains four photographic glass slides and one glass slide fragment. Box 3 is comprised of seventeen stickers, five cards, four invitations, four tags, three newspaper articles, two programs and a piece of program ephemera, two v-mail envelopes, a newsletter, and a postcard.

Dates

Creation: August 16, 1942

Extent

1 Sheets : Postcard

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

The postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Wilson from Sam Wilson. The postmark date is August 16, 1942. The message is in cursive and blue ink.

The front of the postcard is a black-and-white photograph of the front of the Chicago Vocational School. "U.S. Navy Training School" is at the top, and "Staley's - School Supplies - 2111 East 87th St." is at the bottom in black text.

The top left corner of the back of the postcard has brief information about the U.S. Navy Training Center.