Jewish Welfare Board Picture Postcard Listing
These picture postcards were issued
by the Jewish Welfare Board for use by returning
United States troops after the end
of the First World War. This listing is
part of my pages on
troopship cards. More
historical background is also available.
This listing is maintained by me, Bob Swanson, and is the result
of personal experience at postcard shows, a close
watch of Internet auctions, and the combining of
several lists from other postcard and
postal history collectors. Additional information is always
welcomed. I am especially interested in good quality
images of the cards where the current image
is missing or poor quality.
Key to Listing
Each ship occupies a row on the screen. If your screen is wide enough,
the image links will appear to the right of the ship name. (If on a
phone, turn the phone sideways for a better view.)
- Ship Name will appear in bold type. It is the name of the ship shown on the card
- Seen: Indicates that a particular card format has
been reported. The card types reported are:
- GH: this card is known in a
horizontal format, with
the message "Greetings from the Jewish Welfare Board..." on the front
- GV: indicates that this card is known in a
vertical format, with
the message "Greetings from the Jewish Welfare Board..." on the front
- IH: indicates that this
card is known in a horizontal
format, with the message "Issued by the Jewish Welfare Board..." on the front
-
IV: indicates that this card is known in a
vertical format, with
the message "Issued by the Jewish Welfare Board..." on the front
-
Have: Any format codes that follow this word indicate whether I have a copy of this card in my
collection. There will be one or more two-letter format codes here that match
the codes given above. I don't have too many of these, so am not
able to trade at this time.
- Notes Notes concerning this card or format. There are many
cards that have not been seen by myself or other collectors,
so we aren't sure of the format or type. If I know about
the nationality of the ship, I'll include a comment. Any
"Former:" notes indicate the German name of the ship
before seizure. "Ex-German" indicates that it was
seized in 1917 but not renamed. "Post-War" indicates
that this was an Ex-German ship taken as
war reparation, and generally not renamed.
-
Image(s): If one or more images of the postcard
or the ship are available, there
will be a link to the images after, and, depending
on your device's screen,
to the right of the ship name.
Some of the images are good quality, some not so.
The letters "RPPC" indicate a Real Photo Picture
Postcard. NOTE
that the
Library of Congress website offers a fascinating
collection of panoramic photographs. These photos include
images of the troopships used in WW I. To view a particular ship,
click on the LOC link provided, and search for the word that
I mention in the table.
There are also links to
the
Naval Historical Center,
where they have a web page for the particular ship. They offer
many interesting images of these ships. Unfortunately,
there are very few WW I transports in their listings.
Flickr also has many images posted by the National Museum of the U. S. Navy. Always worth looking there.
JWB Card List
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