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Young Nelson postcard
A Postcard depicting Nelson leaving home for the first time. The image depicts a young Horatio Nelson in a sailor's unform being embraced by his grandmother with his father in the background. The postcard has a yellow border. There is an inscription written at the bottom that says 'NELSON LEAVES HOME TO GO TO SEA FIOR THE FIRST TIME 1771'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0530 |
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| Collection: | Ship souvenirs |
| Type: | Postcard |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1904 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 138 mm x 89 mm |