| Title |
U.S.S. Boxer under sail, naval training station, Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1907-1909
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| Description |
Training brig U.S.S. Boxer under sail at the naval training station in Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1907-1909. Postmark date: March 31, 1909; Postcard number: 5669; Message included. Message reads: "Dear Mamma, There as many as 150 cases on measles here! There is chicken pox and mumps and whooping cough. Diphtheria is not prevalent, there are only six cases. I haven't heard but one of scarlet fever. I'm not going to catch anything else. I go back to school tomorrow. Shall be on the watch for the [illegible]. Love to all, Mary. P.S. There isn't any small pox!"
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| Extent |
14 x 9 cm; 2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1907/1909 |
| Creator |
Childs, W. B.
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| Location |
Newport; Rhode Island; Frankfurt; Portland; United States; Maine; Europe; German Empire; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Ships; Postcards; Government vessels |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Historic Postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/23371
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Digital Collection(s) |
- Cultural Preservation
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- National Trust Library Postcards
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