New Bedford in the MORGAN's absence

postcard

Postcard; New Bedford in the MORGAN's absence; From the Eduard Stackpole Collection; black and white postcard of the dock in New Bedford in the MORGAN's absence, large anchor in foreground, and the ship on the horizon might possibly be the CHARLES W. MORGAN; photograph was taken in the fall of 1941 when she was leaving for Mystic, CT; white margin on front left side of photograph (3/8" in width); printed on back of card "POST CARD/ MADE IN U.S.A./ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS"; printed in upper right corner (though partially cut off) reads "PLACE STAMP HERE", with letters "A G F" across the top (rest cut off), letters "A N S C O" running down the left side, and two stars below (more possibly cut off).