United States Armored Cruiser, Colorado Out on the Open Water

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Description

This color postcard features a naval cruiser with four funnels/stacks in the center, one of which is emitting black smoke. A United States flag is flying from the stern of the ship. The title along the top of the card reads "U. S. Armored Cruiser "Colorado." 800 Officers and Men. Length 502 feet. Main Battery 18 Guns." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information, as well as, indication for correspondence and address placement. A green once cent postage stamp is placed sideways in the upper right corner. The card is postmarked twice--once for Los Angeles, May 11, 1908 and once for La Farge, Wisconsin, May 15, 1908. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Miss Alma Sandvigan in La Farge, Wisconsin.

Publication Date

5-11-1908

Publisher

Edward H. Mitchell

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Geographic Location

Los Angeles, CA

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_U.S.-Armored-Cruiser-Colorado-800-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