Greetings from Farragut, Naval Training Station, Idaho, circa 1943
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A large-letter greeting card spells out "FARRAGUT" in blue block letters, each filled with small views of the Naval Training Station — barracks, drill formations, a ship's anchor insignia marked "USN", and sailors with the American flag — above a lake and mountain backdrop. 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 largest naval training centers in the world, graduating hundreds of thousands of recruits before closing in 1946.
Postcard Details
Mrs Howard Mead Box 291, Penns Grove, New Jersey Minnie Raynor
Postcard record
| Publisher | Robins-Tillquist Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 3B-H1185 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Farragut, ID |
| Publisher | Robins-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 Robins-Tillquist Co., Spokane, Wash.; handwritten date "May - 19 - 1945" on the message side. Light soiling and a few foxing spots. |
Cite this card
Greetings from Farragut, Naval Training Station, Idaho, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-farragut-naval-training-station-idaho-circa-1. Accessed October 24, 2026.