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Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 16.51 cm
Object Name:
envelope
Place made:
United States: Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor
Associated place:
United States: Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor
Date made:
1941-12-08
Description:
Envelope sent from Mrs. John Slingerland, 3852 Lurline Dr., Honolulu, to Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Haskell, 177 Ardmore Rd., Berkeley, California. Posted on December 8, 1941 at 2:00pm. Envelope is an Air Mail enveloped ringed in red and blue stripes and has a green 20 cent United States Air Mail stamp with an airplane on it. Stamped across the stamp are the words "BUY DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS". Written in ink on the reverse of the envelope is "Came on first clipper after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu" and "1st" indicating that it is the first letter in a series of two that were sent.
Location:
Currently not on view
Used:
Communication, letter writing  Search this
Related event:
Pearl Harbor, Attack on  Search this
World War II  Search this
ID Number:
2015.0208.01.01
Catalog number:
2015.0208.01.01
Accession number:
2015.0208
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Slingerland Pearl Harbor Letters
Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-daf2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1764643