Photographic postcard of Ck2c George F. Bland

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A black-and-white photographic postcard of World War II Navy Cook 2nd Class George Francis Bland. Bland is shown in three quarters bust pose. He is depicted wearing a U.S. Navy seaman’s dress blue uniform; a loose fitting jumper with a rolled silk neckerchief looped around the neck under the square sailor's collar and tied below the neck opening with the ends draping over the chest. The jumper’s square sailor's collar has three, thin, white bands around the edges and there is a single small outside pocket over the proper left breast of the jumper. Bland has a slight smile on his face and he is looking into the distance to the left. Behind him is a gray, hazy, photographic backdrop. The verso is printed a landscape orientation and is white with black and brown ink text.

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