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217720 - U.S. Battleship Alabama. Displacement, about 12,200 tons; speed, 17 knots; 11,000 H.P. Length, 374 ft.; beam, 72 1-6 ft.; draught, 23 1/2 ft. Crew of 693 men. Carries four 13 in. guns; fourtteen 6 in. guns and 8 smaller guns. Armor belt, 16 1/2 - 14 ins. amidships; 14 ins. on turrets. Completed, 1900. Cost, $4,750,000. Additional cost of refitting, $667,000.
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U.S. Battleship Alabama.
217720 - U.S. Battleship Alabama. Displacement, about 12,200 tons; speed, 17 knots; 11,000 H.P. Length, 374 ft.; beam, 72 1-6 ft.; draught, 23 1/2 ft. Crew of 693 men. Carries four 13 in. guns; fourtteen 6 in. guns and 8 smaller guns. Armor belt, 16 1/2 - 14 ins. amidships; 14 ins. on turrets. Completed, 1900. Cost, $4,750,000. Additional cost of refitting, $667,000.
American
1914–1923
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 Number2015.9995
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: 217720 © E.MULLER
Back: divided. Used.
THE VALENTINE-SOUVENIR CO., NEW YORK, PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Back: divided. Used.
THE VALENTINE-SOUVENIR CO., NEW YORK, PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Marks
Canceled. Sent 1914 from Rochester, NY to Mattapan, MA.
InscriptionsYes
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)