United States Flagship Wisconsin on the Open Water

Authors

Files

Contributor

Muller, Enrique

Description

This color postcard features a white naval ship on the open water. The ship has a pole mast on either side of the two funnels that are in the center. A blue flat flies from the bow, a red flag flies from the mast on the forecastle, and a United States flag flies from the stern. Three small white and red boats float near the ship. The title in the upper left reads "U. S. Flagship Wisconsin." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard, U. S. Navy series 13 printed in Germany and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right and the card is postmarked illegibly. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Lars Larmo in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Transcription

Hello there. How you ameh? [sic] fine I hope as we are. Bro Elmer has been home for a week. Ws going to stay longer but couldn't manage to. Hi is feeling fine but awfully weak. Dave accompaid my oldest Brother Elmer so far as to the city last Saturday but didn't have time to go down south. Write soon as bye-bye. H.S.S. [sic]

Publication Date

1900

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_U.S.-Flagship-Wisconsin_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

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