USS Growler Photograph in Holiday Card
Object NamePhotograph
Envelope
Historic Owner
Samuel S. Cochran
Association
USS Growler (SSG-577)
DateAugust 1962–April 1963
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper, paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Samuel S. Cochran, LCDR, USN, Ret. P2018.49.01a-b
Object numberP2018.49.01a-b
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image (a) stored in decorative card envelope (b). Photograph is of the starboard side of the submarine USS Growler at sea with a white border around it. The front of the card envelope has a dock scene with holly and a seagull that is framing an open space where the photograph is inside. Underneath the photograph is “USS Growler”. The interior of the card has color drawings of a sailboat and holly with “Smooth sailing // and all best wishes for Christmas // and the New Year”. The back has “© Our Navy Magazine – 1 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, N.Y.”On View
Not on viewCollections
William "Ma" D. Irvin
November 11, 1961–July 18, 1963
Object number: P2018.04.01a-b
Robert Wayne Osburn
November 22, 1957–probably 1961
Object number: A2013.149
Samuel S. Cochran
August 1962–April 1963
Object number: 2018.49.01
Samuel S. Cochran
August 1962–April 1963
Object number: 2018.49.03
