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DateMarch 18, 1945

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Credit LineGift of Mr. Fred A. Lumb (1973)

Object number2006.19.4

DescriptionChromolithograph and letterpress on paper. Colored images of mermaids, fish, penguins, crabs, mountains, water, and dragons. Bottom center, depiction of the U.S.S. Concord. "Domain of the Golden Dragon/ Ruler of the 180th Meridian/ To All Sailors....Know ye that during World War II there appeared within the limits of my august dwelling the JAP-HUNTING/ U.S.S. CONCORD/ Harken Ye the said vessel....And know ye: Ye that are chit signers, squaw men, opium smokers, ice men, and all-round landlubbers that/ FRED A. LUMB/ having been found sane and worthy to be numbered a voyager of the Far East has been gathered in my fold and duly initiated into the Silent Mysteries of the Far East....[signed] Captain C.A. Rumble U.S.N." Gold foil seal with yellow military ribbon, attached to bottom of document.

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