English: In this postcard sent in October, 1934, a Matson line steamer ship departs from Honolulu, Hawaii.
The message on the back reads: "This is the way a boat leaves nearly every Saturday. We take our mail down so that it is sure to get started on its way. There is always a crowd down to see it go. The people on the boat throw confetti and the band plays so it is quite an occasion…"
The card was sent by a woman who went to the Territory of Hawaii to take up teaching.
Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
Postcard dating from before 1934 (refer to [https://www.flickr.com/photos/arthurtlabar/32596544704/ postmark on reverse]) showing Matson liner departing Honolulu, Hawaii.