The Snapshots in Time Collection
"Latest Hand Carved Navy Seal Rings" - Jeweler's Advertising Card with Ring Sizing Strip, dated 1919
This printed advertisement for 'Hand Carved Navy Seal Rings,' dated March 10, 1919, and referencing U.S.S. New York, was preserved as a keepsake within the photograph album. Such engraved signet rings, featuring naval eagles, ship names, and USN emblems, were popular mementos sailors purchased or ordered while in service. Though not a photograph of USS Columbia, the card reflects the broader material culture of the U.S. Navy during and just after the First World War, and its inclusion suggests the album's keeper (or a later contributor) preserved it as a personal souvenir. Project: 218601