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A $10,000,000 specially constructed 10,000 hp. icebreaker with a 5,500 ton displacement. the MACKINAW can move to any point in the Lakes all winter long to help protect life and property and to insure the safety of shipping and cargoes. It assists in opening the Lakes to shipping as early as possible each Spring.
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GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw
A $10,000,000 specially constructed 10,000 hp. icebreaker with a 5,500 ton displacement. the MACKINAW can move to any point in the Lakes all winter long to help protect life and property and to insure the safety of shipping and cargoes. It assists in opening the Lakes to shipping as early as possible each Spring.
Copyrighted by: L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American
1956
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph 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 Number2015.10328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Copyright 1956, The L.L. Cook Co. 17298
Copyright 1956, The L.L. Cook Co. 17298
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)