Home>
Community News & Events>
German Steamship Postcard
Southport Times Adds Rare German
Steamship Postcard To Collection
Learn More About This Postcard
September 21, 2012 –
Southport, NC – The Southport Times is pleased to
announce the addition of a rare real photograph postcard
of a German steamship anchored in the Cape Fear River
near Southport, NC to its collection of Southport area
postcards.
The card is not
dated, but based on the ship, postcard style and other
indicators, the card likely dates from the 1910s,
possibly during World War I. The card has a hand written
note that reads "A German Boat in for Portection." This
can be interpreted as either the ship came into the
Southport harbor for protection from a storm, or
possibly protection from war action, if in fact this
photograph was taken during WWI.
The word "Kiel"
appears on the hull, towards the bow of the ship. Kiel
is a town in Northern Germany. The smoke stacks also
appear to be painted with the colors of the German flag.
As previously announced in April, The Southport Times'
postcard collection will be published in print format in
a book entitled "Postcard History Series: Southport, Oak
Island and Bald Head Island" by Arcadia Press in South
Carolina. The book will be written by Kris Friend,
current blog writer for The Southport Times, and will be
available in the spring of 2013.
Read Full Article>>>
Learn More About This Postcard
|
Southport, NC Hotel
Deals!!!
|