Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2014.22.037
Accession#:
2014.22
Credit Line:
Donated by the Amos Alter Estate
Object Name:
Postcard
Title:
Steamship Wreck Postcard
Year Range from:
1920
Year Range to:
1940
Description:
Black and white postcard featuring an image of the shipwreck on the front. The boat is a steamship and it is leaning to the side. It has been pulled up along side a shore and the anchor is lowered. The top side of the ship appears to have fire damage. Photograph has a white boarder.
Verso has text reading "POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE \ ADDRESS" at center along the upper edge. In the upper proper right corner is the area for a stamp which is identified by a square made of the word "AZO" and corner blocks. Inside the square text reads "PLACE STAMP HERE".
Verso has text reading "POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE \ ADDRESS" at center along the upper edge. In the upper proper right corner is the area for a stamp which is identified by a square made of the word "AZO" and corner blocks. Inside the square text reads "PLACE STAMP HERE".
People:
Alter, Amos Joe
Alter, Catherine
Hayden, Larry
Alter, Catherine
Hayden, Larry
Search Terms:
Postcard
Ship
Steamship
Disaster
Fire
Ship
Steamship
Disaster
Fire
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