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Item information

Title:
USS Yorktown Battleship photographic postcard
Description:
Message Transcribed from back of Postcard: G. G. Fonnes, U.S.S. Yorktown, Rockland, ME; 7/13/37; "We got here @ 5:40 P.M. Tues., had a very nice trip and the place here is lovely. It is much cooler here than in VA. We worked steady but I feel better than on the first trip. Love, Gaston" Derived from Postcard: Postcard addressed to Mrs. Gaston G. Fornnes of Newport News, Virginia
Subjects:
Battleships
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Postcard, black and white
Extent:
3 x 5 inches
Item identifier:
0019373
Created Date:
Created Date:
Names:
United States. Armed Forces more info on United States. Armed Forces 
Location:
Charleston (S.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs