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Lester E. Pray 1918 Coastwise Identification Card

Coastwise identification card for Lester E. Pray. Card was issued at the Port of Southwest Harbor, Maine. His age was 59 as of November 3, 1918. His ship/vessel was named the Cemet [?] and its home port was Southwest Harbor, Maine. The photograph adhered to the card shows the person dressed in a suit and tie. Seal embossed on card reads, District of Maine & New Hampshire, Collector of Customs, Deputy, Port of [too faint of an impression]. 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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Acadia National Park, Code: ACAD

Southwest Harbor, Maine
Acadia National Park, Maine
Latitude: 44.3593788146973, Longitude: -68.2397308349609

NPS Museum Catalog Number : ACAD 30973

Acadia National Park Cranberry Isles Collection (1596-1982)

Title: William Otis Sawtelle Collection 1692-1941
URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/ACAD/SearchResults?collection=Acadia+National+Park+William+Otis+Sawtelle+Collection+1692-1941

2024/07/29

12/06/1918

1 card; 3 x 5 inches, scanned at 24 bit color, 600dpi, 3.24 x 5.24 inches

Southwest Harbor Customs House

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P.F. Bradley U.S. Customs Service

Person: Curator
Organization: US National Park Service
Address: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
Email: Acadia_Collections@nps.gov

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