Elmer the sailor
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What it is:
Real photo post card measuring 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
What I know about it:
Written on the front in pen is Good Luck Pal / Elmer. The paper manufacturer’s markings (“EKC” in the stamp box) narrow the date range down to the 1940s.
Comments:
This is the sort of generic greeting you might write in, say, a yearbook. But given the likelihood that this is a young sailor getting his picture taken during WWII, there may be an extra urgency to the way he’s wishing his pal good luck.
Pics of Then 
That doesn’t look like the outfits they wear in “On the Town”!
🙂