Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Navy - Close Quarters


Oh, and what a message on the back!


The message to Giles D. Ahart reads:

July 30, '09
Dear Scrubby: -
You owe me a card but I will write you this one. You hav'nt got to write if you feel so much above anyone else.
Solong. Ducket

I don't know anything about Giles D. Ahart's life, but I do know that he was born in 1886 and died in 1967. He was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Spencer, New York.
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9 comments:

  1. DorincardApril 28, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    She reminds me of how Ben Geza Affleck was kissing his other, while still gazing somewhere else.
    Also, this lady positioned herself ABOVE him, now didn't she?
    Oh, Ducket! (risky choice of name...)

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  2. Chris OverstreetApril 28, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Never mind Ducket, how about Scrubby? Maybe she expects him to swap the deck.

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  3. Lisa BApril 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Gosh! it makes you wonder how many people have read this message over the years and wondered . . . :)

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  4. Tattered and LostApril 28, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Ducket appears to be a little ticked off awaiting her/his postcards from Scrubby. Oh wouldn't you like to know what Scrubby wrote back?

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  5. Alan BurnettApril 29, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Just a lovely card and message - so typical of the period.

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  6. HaddockApril 29, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    That handwriting is unique....with a slight slant to the left.

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  7. Aimee DarsApril 30, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    What great expressions on the lovers' faces!

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  8. PostcardyApril 30, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    A "call to arms."

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  9. DorincardMay 2, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    @Postcardy: Witty! Brilliant! :)

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