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BLUEJACKETS ON THE CRUISER "CHICAGO" AND THEIR MASCOT. The enlisted men of every ship in the Navy have a mascot of some kind. Many odd birds and animals have thus been domesticized on our warships but the bluejackets of the Cruiser "Chicago" broke the record when they secured as a mascot a big bear which they named Brinski. Bruin was taught to do many tricks and to wrestle with the athletic sailors.
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U.S. NAVY. Bluejackets on the Cruiser "Chicago" and their Mascot.
BLUEJACKETS ON THE CRUISER "CHICAGO" AND THEIR MASCOT. The enlisted men of every ship in the Navy have a mascot of some kind. Many odd birds and animals have thus been domesticized on our warships but the bluejackets of the Cruiser "Chicago" broke the record when they secured as a mascot a big bear which they named Brinski. Bruin was taught to do many tricks and to wrestle with the athletic sailors.
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960)
American
1906
Medium/Technique
Photo-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 Number2015.9631
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: undivided. Used.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2326, "U.S. Navy."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Printed in Germany.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2326, "U.S. Navy."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Printed in Germany.
Marks
Canceled. Sent 1906 to Philadelphia, PA.
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)