Sailor Looking Through a Telescope on Deck (Finding the Range)

Authors

Files

Contributor

Underwood and Underwood, NY

Description

This color postcard features a sailor in uniform looking through a telescope on a pole from a naval ship. The title in the lower left corner reads "Finding the Range" and the photographer is listed beneath the title. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information. A red two cent postage stamp is in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Spring Grove, Minnesota, July 1918. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Lena Gougan in Caledonia, Minnesota.

Transcription

Rudolph's address is Co L. 139 Suf. American Expeditionary Force Via New York Had a letter from him yesterday all is well Regards to all from Aunt Caroline [sic]

Publication Date

1900

Publisher

Valentine Souvenir Co.

Time Period

1910-1918

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Finding-the-Range_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Naval Battleship Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University