British Ship Captain US Dept Labor Seamans Photo ID w/ Panama Canal RPPC 1917/18

Description

British Ship Captains 1918 US Department of Labor Seaman's Photo Identification Card
with 1917 Panama Canal Real Photo greeting card
The US Dept of Labor Seaman's ID Card issued by Immigration Service at Port of New Orleans Louisiana Feb 22nd 1918
and Certified by US Customs Intelligence Bureau Port of New York July 24th 1918
This card with it own serial number 196755 has the Captains actual photo
The Panama Canal Pedro Miguel Locks photo greeting card
from World War 1 era British / Canada Ship Captain in 1917
to his wife
William J Boyd , a Commander , Shipmaster , and Captain, commanded 3 (or more?) ships:
4 masted Barque Loudon Hill from 1902 to 1904
a Mabel Brown type of wooden ship
and later, SS Canadian Farmer
he also commanded various vessels out of Vancouver British Columbia Canada,
including one of the Mabel Brown type of wooden ships built at Wallace Shipyards,
which he safely delivered to England (presumably during WW1?)
born in Ireland, he settled in Vancouver British Columbia Canada in 1912
later (possibly) living in New Westminster and then in Burnaby
Captain William J Boyd passed away in 1933 at 69 years of age
Condition:
overall wear ! Some damage: see photo number 8 !
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