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217726 - U.S. Battleship Mississippi. Displacement, about 14,500 tons; speed, 17 knots; 14,000 H.P. Length, 382 ft.; beam, 77 ft.; draught, 24 2/3 ft. Flagship. Crew of 802 men. Carries four 12 in. guns; eight 8 in. guns and 26 smaller guns. Four 21 in. torpedo tubes. Armor belt, 9 ins. amidships; 12-8 ins. on turrets. Completed, January, 1908. Cost, $4,500,000.
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U.S. Battleship Mississippi.
217726 - U.S. Battleship Mississippi. Displacement, about 14,500 tons; speed, 17 knots; 14,000 H.P. Length, 382 ft.; beam, 77 ft.; draught, 24 2/3 ft. Flagship. Crew of 802 men. Carries four 12 in. guns; eight 8 in. guns and 26 smaller guns. Four 21 in. torpedo tubes. Armor belt, 9 ins. amidships; 12-8 ins. on turrets. Completed, January, 1908. Cost, $4,500,000.
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 Number2015.9998
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: 217726 © E.MULLER
Back: divided. Mint.
THE VALENTINE-SOUVENIR CO., NEW YORK, PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Back: divided. Mint.
THE VALENTINE-SOUVENIR CO., NEW YORK, PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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)