ARA Postcards
Q: My father was a career U.S. Navy man. He enlisted in 1910 and served until 1945. Before and during World War I, he collected more than 100 photo postcards of shipboard life. They include pictures of the crew at work, a costume party crossing the equator and scenes with ice and waves. The postcards were issued by an organization called the American Recreation Association. Each one has ‘ARA’ printed in the lower left corner of the photo side. The cards are in excellent condition. I can’t find any information about the ARA or the value of the postcards.
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