Coastwise identification card for Karl F. Carter. Card was issued at the Port of Southwest Harbor, Maine. His age was 16 as of March 13, 1918. His ship/vessel had no name and its home port was Southwest Harbor, Maine. The photograph adhered to the card shows the person dressed casually. Seal embossed on card reads, District of Maine & New Hampshire, Collector of Customs, Deputy, Port of [Port stamped off card]. Nationality listed as American.
Identification Card
U. S. National Park Service
Collection of 220 identification cards from 1918. Card is standardized: Treasury Department, Harbor and Coastwise Craft, Form E. At the top left corner is a place for an image of the person with their signature underneath. Other write in areas are the Port of [issue], Name, Nationality, Remarks, Age, Height, Marks, Vessel, Home Port, Signature of holder, Complexion, Hair, and Eyes. Verso has ten spaces to write in, titled: Vessels subsequently signed on, but does not have anything written in spaces. Since not filled in, verso was not scanned.
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