Fire Room/Engine Room Workers on a Naval Ship Covered in Black Soot

Authors

Files

Contributor

Underwood and Underwood; Moser, N., N.Y.

Description

This black and white picture postcard features a group of six men covered in black soot while working in the engine room of a ship. The man on the right edge has a pipe in his mouth and there is a bright light that looks like fire on the left. Various pieces of equipment are also visible. The title in the lower left of the card reads "The Black gang at work" and copyright/photographer information is in the lower left of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement.

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_The-Black-Gang-at-Work_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