Greetings from Farragut Naval Training Station, Idaho, 1943
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1943 (Linen)
About this postcard
The large-letter greeting spells out FARRAGUT in blue block letters, each filled with a small station scene: barracks, drill formations, an anchor insignia marked USN, and sailors with the American flag. A lake and mountain backdrop sits behind the letters. The 1943 message date places the card during the station's wartime operation. Farragut Naval Training Station was built on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho and commissioned in 1942. During World War II it was one of the Navy's principal recruit training centers, and it closed in 1946.
Postcard Details
Box 271 Penns Grove, NJ
Postcard record
| Publisher | Robbins-Tillquist Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 784 3B-H1185 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Mrs Howard Mead, Box 271, Penns Grove, NJ |
| Place depicted | Farragut, ID |
| Publisher | Robbins-Tillquist Co., Spokane, WA |
| Place sent from | Mrs Howard Mead, Box 291, Penns Grove, NJ |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a white border; card number 784 at upper right and 3B-H1185 at lower right, typical of Curt Teich linen issues. No postmark (stamp box empty). Divided-back linen-texture card with Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint for Robbins-Tillquist Co., Spokane, Wash.; handwritten date "May-19-1943" on the message side, signed Minnie Raynor. U.S.N. emblem (anchor in blue circle) on the front. Light soiling and a few foxing spots. |
Cite this card
Greetings from Farragut Naval Training Station, Idaho, 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-farragut-naval-training-station-idaho-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.