U.S.S. MARBLEHEAD BUILT AT SOUTH BOSTON IRON WORKS, 1892. TYPE UNPROTECTED CRUISER LENGTH, 258 FEET. BEAM, 37 FEET. DRAUGHT, 17 FEET. DISPLACEMENT, 2089 TONS. SPEED, 19 KNOTS.

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U.S.S. MARBLEHEAD BUILT AT SOUTH BOSTON IRON WORKS, 1892. TYPE UNPROTECTED CRUISER LENGTH, 258 FEET. BEAM, 37 FEET. DRAUGHT, 17 FEET. DISPLACEMENT, 2089 TONS. SPEED, 19 KNOTS.

Publisher: John Rothschild & Co. (San Francisco, CA)

American

about 1900

Medium/Technique Color lithograph on embossed card stock.

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2015.9247

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: JOHN ROTHSCHILD & CO. SAN FRANCISCO.
Back: undivided. Mint.
PRIVATE MAILING CARD.

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)