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Greetings from U.S. Naval Air Station, San Diego
- Date
- c. 1940s
- State
- California
- City
- San Diego
- Format
- Postcard
Aircraft silhouettes sit above letters filled with naval scenes. The card identifies the air station in San Diego and gives aviation a prominent place in the greeting.
North Island was commissioned as a naval air station in 1917. The base helped establish San Diego Bay as a center of naval aviation. The aircraft silhouettes on this postcard make that role immediately recognizable.
Sources
- Original postcard, front and back · Crumb Paper Archive
- Newberry Library · History of large-letter postcards
- Naval Air Station North Island
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