United States Monitor Arkansas on the Open Water

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Description

This color postcard features a naval ship with one funnel and one pole mast on the open water. A red flag flies from the mast and a blue flag flies from the stern. Sailors can be seen standing along the railing of the ship. The title in the upper left reads "U. S. Monitor Arkansas." The image of an eagle in the center of two crossed United States flags is in the upper right of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked [?]Wisconsin, May 5, 1911. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Mary Brook in Sparta, Wisconsin.

Transcription

Dear Brooks: --Am at home this week Home [?] but must. I expect longer returns [?] [??] Went fishing. Got a few bites. No luck: Drop a line as soon as possible. Yours Merrily, Lotties [sic]

Publication Date

5-5-1911

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_U.S.-Monitor-Arkansas_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