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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 334510, member: 33"]Knowing that I like to do research on mysterious photos, GalleriaGila sent me a real mystery among the gifts in our Santa drawing this year. I posted a photo but there is even more to it than I thought. She apparently bought this all together from an online seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anybody feel like helping with this? Apparently the postcard from 1914 was inside the envelope postmarked 1937, as was the little badge sort of thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I posted this to the Santa Reveal thread, [USER=468]@KingofThings[/USER] posted the following information about the U.S.S. Perkins:</p><p><br /></p><p>Namesake: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hamilton_Perkins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hamilton_Perkins" rel="nofollow">George Hamilton Perkins</a></p><p>Builder: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_Navy_Yard" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_Navy_Yard" rel="nofollow">Puget Sound Navy Yard</a></p><p>Laid down: 15 November 1934</p><p>Launched: 31 December 1935</p><p>Commissioned: 18 September 1936</p><p>Fate: sunk following accident 29 November 1943 ('her' fault)</p><p>~</p><p><i>Perkins</i> earned 4 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_star" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_star" rel="nofollow">battle stars</a> during World War II.</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos follow: Written in red, and also written in pencil on this back of this postcard:</p><p>Uncle Sam's Party</p><p>July 4, 1914</p><p>Pichilinque, Mex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the guys in the picture appear to be wearing uniforms but I can't tell if they are also costumes for the party. Gila wrote a note saying "I did find that the US military was involved in the Mexican Revolution @ 1914..."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112093[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Envelope: There is another similar envelope that recently sold through eBay, posted only a couple of days before this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112094[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sender of the envelope...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112095[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Back of the postcard:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112096[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The badge is approximately 1/2 inch wide:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112097[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, an envelope sent in 1937 containing a postcard from 1914... and that badge! There is a small bit of red residue inside the envelope that may have come off of the badge.</p><p><br /></p><p>A multifaceted mystery! If anybody wants to help in research, please do![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 334510, member: 33"]Knowing that I like to do research on mysterious photos, GalleriaGila sent me a real mystery among the gifts in our Santa drawing this year. I posted a photo but there is even more to it than I thought. She apparently bought this all together from an online seller. Anybody feel like helping with this? Apparently the postcard from 1914 was inside the envelope postmarked 1937, as was the little badge sort of thing. When I posted this to the Santa Reveal thread, [USER=468]@KingofThings[/USER] posted the following information about the U.S.S. Perkins: Namesake: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hamilton_Perkins']George Hamilton Perkins[/URL] Builder: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_Navy_Yard']Puget Sound Navy Yard[/URL] Laid down: 15 November 1934 Launched: 31 December 1935 Commissioned: 18 September 1936 Fate: sunk following accident 29 November 1943 ('her' fault) ~ [I]Perkins[/I] earned 4 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_star']battle stars[/URL] during World War II. Photos follow: Written in red, and also written in pencil on this back of this postcard: Uncle Sam's Party July 4, 1914 Pichilinque, Mex. Some of the guys in the picture appear to be wearing uniforms but I can't tell if they are also costumes for the party. Gila wrote a note saying "I did find that the US military was involved in the Mexican Revolution @ 1914..." [ATTACH=full]112093[/ATTACH] Envelope: There is another similar envelope that recently sold through eBay, posted only a couple of days before this one. [ATTACH=full]112094[/ATTACH] Sender of the envelope... [ATTACH=full]112095[/ATTACH] Back of the postcard: [ATTACH=full]112096[/ATTACH] The badge is approximately 1/2 inch wide: [ATTACH=full]112097[/ATTACH] So, an envelope sent in 1937 containing a postcard from 1914... and that badge! There is a small bit of red residue inside the envelope that may have come off of the badge. A multifaceted mystery! If anybody wants to help in research, please do![/QUOTE]
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