Postcard of a boat and a portrait of a sailor with HMS Lancaster on his hat
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- Type
- Postcards
- Place
- Canada
- Materials
- Ink, Paper
- Collection
- Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1
- Accession number
- 1986.0117.4752
Description
An unused postcard featuring a sepia photograph of a ship with an oval portrait of a sailor in the top right corner. The ship has three funnels and a mast and a flag with a Union Jack in one corner, flying at the back. There are several small boats around the base of the boat and nearby. The portrait features a young man wearing a sailors uniform with a V neck collar and a cord tied across the chest. The sailors hat, worn at an angle bears the name of a ship "HMS LANCAST[---?]" on the band.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:29:59 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-09-30. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.