Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
005.027.009 |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Scope & Content |
A postally unused postcard showing two servicemen sleeping in a bed with their hats hanging from the head board. A sign above the bed says "God Bless Our Camp." The following is the saying at the bottom of the postcard: "Hush! don't make a noise, we are dreaming about the exchange." This belonged to James Delaney, the first American prisoner of war during World War I. He was a chief gunner aboard the S.S. Campana that was torpedoed by a German submarine. He was held captive in Brandenburg, Germany. He lived in Malden at the outbreak of the war and moved to Beverly in 1921. He was one of the pallbearers at the service of the "unknown soldier" in 1921. He was a longtime industrial inspector for the state labor department after twenty plus years in the navy. |
Dates of Creation |
1918 |
Creator |
Cecil A. Tooke |
Title |
Postcard, God Bless Our Camp |
Collection |
James Delaney Collection |
People |
Delaney, James Tooke, Cecil |
Search Terms |
postcard POW military |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
005.027 |
Date |
1918 |
Year Range from |
1918 |