Saturday, December 8, 2012

Who is this U.S. Navy Sailor?



At a consignment store in Iowa City this afternoon a photo of a World War II era sailor was purchased. There is no information about him except for the Anamosa, Iowa photo studio name. Yesterday was the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Perhaps this sailor enlisted because of that event or was there himself, or served at another time. Maybe you can identify this person? Let me know. Read further about photo detective work with images found at antique stores, auctions, or consignment stores by going to the Forgotten Old Photos blog site.

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  1. Wouldn't it be exciting to know who this sailor is!!?

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    1. I hope somebody can identify him. We did sell this photo on eBay shortly after this post. So all I have is the digital image now.

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  2. Interesting! I know you can search using photos "as search "terms, but I think the technology has room to improve. Off to check that site out!

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