Hammerfest, Norway from USS Eagle 3, Bound for Arkhangelsk, May 20, 1919
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Artifact Overview
World War I ended before any of the 60 Ford-built Eagle submarine chasers could participate in the conflict. But three Eagle boats were sent to northern Russia in 1919 to aid the American Expeditionary Force in action against the Bolsheviks. The Americans landed at Arkhangelsk, near the Arctic Circle, and called themselves the "Polar Bears."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Subject Date
20 May 1919
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.509.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
handwritten on back:
Off Hammerfest Nor. / May 20-19 / Dear Mr. & Mrs. Ford:--Kindest regards and well wishes from Eagle Three. We can make photos like this at midnight now as the Sun does not set up here / Lieut. J.P. Sasse U.S.S. Eagle 3. Private / Mr. & Mrs Henry Ford. Dearborn, Mich U.S.A.
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