Raymond Till, Accounting Dept, Boston Navy Yard Early Photo ID Pass in Leather Sleeve diving woman with old fold lines that

with old fold lines that are flattening out nicely

including sweet little bird and branches

and cream and rust around the neck

Hinges in good shape and lid opens and closes smoothly

And then a matching button at her neck

Raymond Till, Accounting Dept, Boston Navy Yard Early Photo ID Pass in Leather Sleeve diving woman with old fold lines thatI don't come across a pass or identification card with a photo this old very often, and I quite like the looks of our smiling Raymond Till in his hat and bow tie not looking too much the accountant to me! The pass is for access to the Boston Navy Yard (in Charlestown, opened in 1800 as one of the first navy yards of the US Navy), and was issued by a US Navy Paymaster Armstrong King I believe. To me this looks early 20th century WW1 era rather than