Postcard: German Seamen from SEE ADLER, Somes Island, 1914-1918

Production date
1914-1918
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Object detail

Description
An original black and white postcard of two German seamen off the German Raider SEE ADLER who were interned on Somes Island during WWI. They are in uniform of white trousers, a dark jacket belted at the waist with metal buttons down the front. They are wearing ornate hats with the one on the left having a tufted attachment at the top. He also has insignia on his collar. Somes Island, 1914-1918
Accession number
2012.0.136
Museum System ID
25920
Collection type
Archives
Collection
Wellington Museum (prev. MOWCAS)
Classification
Postcard
Media/Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
138mm, 88mm
Measurement details
2D objects (HxW): H 138 W 88mm: 0 - Whole
Production place and notes
Matiu/Somes Island, Aotearoa New Zealand
On display?
Not on display

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