Title

United States Battleship "Missouri" on Open Water

Authors

Files

Description

This color postcard features a large naval battleship on open water. Dark smoke is emitting from the furthest funnel/stack in the center of the ship. A united states flag is flying from the stern of the ship. The title along the top reads "1278--U. S. Battleship "Missouri." 779 Officers and men. Length 388 feet. Main Battery 20 guns." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information, as well as, indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement.

Publication Date

1900

Publisher

Edward H. Mitchell

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_U.S.-Battleship-Missouri-779-Officers-and-Men_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