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This cap has a few stories to tell

By C.E. Ryan

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Sailor close-up portrait snapshot. 1940’s. Private collection.

Another photogenic sailor, with the handy comb in the breast pocket -you know he had just used for this shot- and a cap atop his blonde head that has definitely seen better days!

Although it may seem that way, I don’t specifically look to collect sailors. But this is a nice close-up, ladies and gentlemen.

3 Comments | tags: 1940s-1950s, candid, close up, portrait, sailor, sailors, us navy, WWII era | posted in Military, Others

U.S.S.Nevada sailor Robert Flowers

By C.E. Ryan

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U.S.S. Nevada sailor Robert “Bob” Flowers. RPPC. 1910’s-20’s. Private Collection.

The U.S.S Nevada was launched in 1914. This sailor with an air of confidence may have been one of the first to have manned it.

During the Great War the ship was based in Bantry Bay, Ireland, to protect the supply convoys sailing to and from Great Britain.

RPPC: CYKO. 1904-1920s.

Leave a comment | tags: 1910s-1920s, portrait, sailors, us navy, USA, uss nevada | posted in Military, RPPCs

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