Please bear with me on this postcard because the first two images are big photos and not postcards. Actually, what I'm calling a postcard is more like a photo though it is postcard sized and has a light, card like covering on the back.
Many years ago I was in the back of an antique shop going through a slush pile of old photos and documents that weren't being displayed out on the main floor. I came across a box of photos and postcards that were related to a certain naval ship, and, since they really weren't asking much for the box, I purchased it. After I got home, I looked at the pics and realized that they were taken by a sailor, (possibly the ship's photographer?) while the ship was making a port of call at the Philippines. The ship was the USS Huron and the time span was 1925 to 1926.
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loginThe U.S.S. Huron (formally the South Dakota, first launched on July 21, 1904) was an Armored Cruiser that served in the Asiatic Fleet between 1920 and 1928. For seven years she operated in Philippine waters during the winter and spent the summers at Shanghai and Chefoo in China.
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loginI got all the information about the ship, etc. from the above printing that commemorates the Huron's cruise of 1925 to 1926. It was in the box with all the other pics.
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login Here is a photo of the U.S.S. Huron that I believe was meant to be a postcard, but it was stored in a photo album, (judging by the photo holder segment at upper left.) It has the feel of being a real-photo postcard but there aren't any 'place stamp here' markings on the back.