Playing Cards in the Post Office
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Stanley Moore
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateMay 1968
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Stan Moore. P2023.14.04
Object numberP2023.14.04
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Personal square image of crew members playing a game of cards in the post office on board USS Intrepid. There are four sailors wearing U.S. Navy enlisted working dungaree uniforms. Three of the men are sitting at a table and one is standing behind them. Two of the men are holding cards over a wooden table. There is a blue metal ashtray on the table. All of the men have light skin and medium to light hair. There are metal post office boxes visible behind them. There is a yellow identification square on the bulkhead that reads "B 201 11 L // X DIV // FR 121 126." There is some paper loss on the photo. There is a white border around the image.“A Kodak Paper” watermark repeating on back. "Kodacolor Print // Made by Kodak // May 68C" stamped in red ink on back. Donor note reads “Inside Post Office // Post Office Crew // Left to Right // Ron Duval // T.J. Nimocks // Art McLaughin // Dixon? // John? // Stan Moore // Karl Savage” handwritten in blue ink.
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