Title

United States Ship Wyoming Moving in the Open Water

Authors

Files

Contributor

Moser, N.

Description

This sepia toned picture postcard features a ship moving in the water with dark smoke billowing from it's funnels/stacks. "USS Wyoming" is handwritten in ink above the typed title, "In Closer Pursuit." Copyright information is in the lower right corner. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement.

Transcription

Rec'd your card some time ago and will now try and send your another do you like maiden Rock? Is there any skating up there? There has been some [?] here.

Publication Date

1900

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_U.S.S.-Wyoming-in-Close-Pursuit_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