U.S. ARMORED CRUISER "ST. LOUIS." 600 officers and men. Displacement, 9,500 tons. Speed, 22 knots. Bunker capacity, 1,500 tons. Armor: Belt, 4 in.; topsides, 4 in.; deck, flat 2 in., slopes 3 in. Complement, 564. Length, 424 ft.

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U.S. ARMORED CRUISER "ST. LOUIS." 600 officers and men. Displacement, 9,500 tons. Speed, 22 knots. Bunker capacity, 1,500 tons. Armor: Belt, 4 in.; topsides, 4 in.; deck, flat 2 in., slopes 3 in. Complement, 564. Length, 424 ft.

Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell (American, 1867–1932)

American

1907

Medium/Technique 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 Number2015.9819

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: Copyright, 1907, by Enrique Muller. Published by Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco. No. 5036.
Back: divided. Mint.
EDWARD H. MITCHELL, PUBLISHER, SAN FRANCISCO.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES

Marks Collector's stamp: CARTER N. BEALER 1935.

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)