Navy and Battleship Postcards and Photographs
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Description
This black and white photograph features four sailors wearing dirty white uniforms and hats standing on the deck of a ship while eating watermelons. The poles for the masts, a bell, and the funnels/stacks are visible behind them. The back of the photograph has the number "51" written in pencil in the center.
Publication Date
1900
Subjects
United States. Navy--Sailors; United States. Navy
Object Type
image
Format (original)
photograph: b&w
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_837_Postcard_Three-Sailors-Eating-Watermelons_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