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Envelope sent by Mrs. John Slingerland from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Haskell in Berkeley, California. Front view.
Envelope sent by Mrs. John Slingerland from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Haskell in Berkeley, California. Back view.
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.

Date Made: 1941-12-08

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl HarborAssociated Place: United States: Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor

Used: Communication, letter writingRelated Event: Pearl Harbor, Attack onWorld War II

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Slingerland Pearl Harbor Letters, Military

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2015.0208.01.01Catalog Number: 2015.0208.01.01Accession Number: 2015.0208

Object Name: envelope

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 16.51 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-daf2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1764643

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