Modern Seamanship—A New Version of Old Salts Spinning Yarns, U.S. Navy sailors

Subjects: Military Branches & Training Camps World War II
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Modern Seamanship—A New Version of Old Salts Spinning Yarns, U.S. Navy sailors, New York, NY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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Four U.S. Navy sailors in dark uniforms and white hats relax in a ship's machinery space, one seated in a wooden folding chair, another leaning on a white cylindrical stool, two seated on the deck. Pipes, valves, and engine-room fittings fill the background.

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PublisherJosiah Odence

Modern Seamanship—A New Version of Old Salts Spinning Yarns NA1 Official U. S. Navy Photograph --- Some of our boys get together for a relaxing moment from their arduous wartime duties aboard ship. They swap stories of former expeditions, engagements and fun ashore and afloat. TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS · REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. · MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. PUB. BY JOSIAH ODENCE, NEW YORK, N. Y. PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U. S. A POST CARD 74446.

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Series	NA1
Condition	Good
Publisher	New York, NY
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; colorized illustration from an official Navy photograph. No white border. No postmark, address, or message — unused card. Divided-back Tichnor 'Quality Views' linen-era card (WWII-era U.S. Navy subject), printed ad copy on back, stamp box empty. Minor surface wear; handwritten '#59' dealer mark lower right.

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Modern Seamanship—A New Version of Old Salts Spinning Yarns, U.S. Navy sailors, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/modern-seamanship-a-new-version-of-old-salts-spinning-yarns. Accessed October 5, 2026.