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Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., In Supreme Command of the House Fleets, 1914. Was born 5th December, 1859. Entered navy, May, 1872. Served in Egyptian War 1882, China in 1898-1901. Commanded Naval Brigade and acted as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Sir E. Seymour 1900. Director of Naval Ordinance, 1905-7. Rear Admiral 1907. Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Controller of the Navy, 1908-1910. Commanded Atlantic Fleet 1910-11.
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ADMIRAL SIR JOHN JELLICOE, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. IN SUPREME COMMAND OF THE HOME FLEETS, 1914.
Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., In Supreme Command of the House Fleets, 1914. Was born 5th December, 1859. Entered navy, May, 1872. Served in Egyptian War 1882, China in 1898-1901. Commanded Naval Brigade and acted as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Sir E. Seymour 1900. Director of Naval Ordinance, 1905-7. Rear Admiral 1907. Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Controller of the Navy, 1908-1910. Commanded Atlantic Fleet 1910-11.
British
1914
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8040
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: PHOTO BY J. RUSSELL & SONS.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, 1914 Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4307. Series II.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Printed in England.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, 1914 Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4307. Series II.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Printed in England.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)