Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Card, Instruction |
Date |
1940s |
Other Name |
British Aircraft and Ships Cards |
Description |
Paper box red with white lettering designs. Front of box is printed with a target logo and text reading "BRITISH / AIRCRAFT / AND SHIPS / SELF-INSTRUCTION / RECOGNITION CARDS / RESTRICTED / NUMBER 1". The back is printed with an image of an anchor with a shield in the center and a wing on either side. Text surrounds motif and reads "SPECIAL DEVICES DIVISION / USN BUREAU of AERONAUTICS". Box has a flap closure at top. Inside the box are 64 white cards with black and white images of airplanes and ships on one side and the date August 1944. The other side of each card is printed with a black silhouette of various aircrafts and ships. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.2009.002.024 |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
People |
Shea, Lillian |
Search Terms |
1940s World War II Navy Airplanes England Ships and Boats |