Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2015.08.004 A—B
Accession#:
2015.08
Object Name:
Wallet
Title:
War Savings Stamps Wallet
Date:
1942
Year Range from:
1941
Year Range to:
1945
Description:
A: Leather wallet with one interior pocket and a slot for an identification card. On the front cover flap is the text "WAR SAVINGS STAMPS" in gold. On the back, stamped into the leather is the text: "GENUINE \ LEATHER \ THE BECKHARD LINE".
B: Identification card located inside the wallet. Paper with khaki—green text and border. Typed green text reads: "IDENTIFICATION CARD \ Name .......... \ Street .......... \ City .......... \ State .......... Tel. No. .........." Handwritten text in blue ink is on each of the lines and reads: "Amy Lou Blood \ Ordway's Photo Shop \ Juneau \ Alaska 35". The word "Street" has been crossed out with the blue ink.
Verso has typed text reading: "Name .......... \ No .......... \ Outfit .......... Co.......... \ Camp .......... \ Location .........."
B: Identification card located inside the wallet. Paper with khaki—green text and border. Typed green text reads: "IDENTIFICATION CARD \ Name .......... \ Street .......... \ City .......... \ State .......... Tel. No. .........." Handwritten text in blue ink is on each of the lines and reads: "Amy Lou Blood \ Ordway's Photo Shop \ Juneau \ Alaska 35". The word "Street" has been crossed out with the blue ink.
Verso has typed text reading: "Name .......... \ No .......... \ Outfit .......... Co.......... \ Camp .......... \ Location .........."
Notes:
Amy Lou (Guerin) Blood (Barney) worked for Ordway's Photo Shop in the 1930s and 1940s before opening her own photoshop Lu—Ek's.
People:
Guerin, Renee Penny Blood
Barney, Amy Lou
Barney, Amy Lou
Search Terms:
WW2
Bank
Personal Belonging
Bank
Personal Belonging