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U.S. DYNAMITE GUNBOAT VESUVIUS, LENGTH 252 FT. 4 IN., BREADTH 26 FT. 6 2/3 IN., DRAFT 10 FT. 7 1/2 IN., PLACE LAUNCHED PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Publisher: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York (1901–1919)
American
about 1905

Medium/Technique Tinted halftone lithograph on 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 Number2015.9659
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: 532
Back: undivided. Mint.
A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York. Made in Germany.
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)