Letter - Correspondence, 21/02/1946

Letter, page 1

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Historical information

A letter written from Charles Quinn to his mother in 1946 depicting his time spent travelling from Sydney to San Francisco.

Significance

This letter is of historical, social and interpretive significance as it provides information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century.

Physical description

Two page, double sided letter (0348.a1-a2) written on 21/02/46 from San Francisco from Allen to his mother with envelope (0348.b)

Inscriptions & markings

Two double sided pages of script beginning with. "My Dear Mum...Arrived here on Wednesday being 2 days overdue...."
Inscription on the top left hand corner which states. "M. I. Goonawarra/San Francisco/21-2-46"
Inscription on the envelope. "Mrs. S Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia."

Subjects

Identifier

QUIN_00348

Date made

21/02/1946

Place made

San Francisco, America

Production methods

Handmade, Mass produce

Languages

English

Materials

paper, Ink

Measurements

Width: 14.3 centimetres, Height: 23 centimetres

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Accessed 23 December 2024

This record was last updated 9 months ago

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