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GUN DRILL ON THE MONITOR "FLORIDA". A considerable portion of the whole time which the average United States naval seaman spends on duty is devoted to gun drills and target practice. This glimpse of life on board the "Florida" shows a gun crew engaged in training or sighting one of the breech-loading rifles of the secondary battery.
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U.S. NAVY. Gun Drill on the Monitor "Florida."
GUN DRILL ON THE MONITOR "FLORIDA". A considerable portion of the whole time which the average United States naval seaman spends on duty is devoted to gun drills and target practice. This glimpse of life on board the "Florida" shows a gun crew engaged in training or sighting one of the breech-loading rifles of the secondary battery.
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 Number2015.9627
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: undivided. Mint.
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.
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)