William G. Burgess, BM2, USS Kearsarge – Third Leg of the Cruise

From my efforts in bidding I was able to get at least a single card from each port that was mailed and postmarked at the city post office.

buddhist temple in colombo

Pictured above is William Burgess posing on a bridge in Kandy, Ceylon near the entrance to the Temple of the Tooth. Most likely the gentleman at is left is a guide or a British resident living in Ceylon.

colombo, ceylon

cairo, egypt

algiers, algeria

"Algiers, Algeria - January 22, 1909 - Dear Weflina (?). Well Howard this is the last postal I guess of our trip for we will be home in a month. Uncle Will"