Tugboat PERTH AMBOY damaged by German submarine, off Chatham, MA, July 1918
real photo postcard
POSTCARDS2014 Lang Collection
Rodgers
USA, MA, Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Haven; USA, MA, Chatham
1918
paper
3-1/8 x 5-3/8 in.
Real photo postcard; handwritten on back "EB 361008", and "Torpedoes off coast of Chatham by a German submarine for 2-1/2 hrs. Sun. July 21st 1918. At 10.30 A.M."; embossed on front lower right "RODGERS / OAK BLUFFS, MASS."; tugboat PERTH AMBOY damaged by German submarine, off Chatham, MA, July 1918, later towed to Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, MA; see related postcards 2014.49.9795-9804.
2014.49.9797
Gift of Monika and Steven Lang, 2014