U.S. Cruiser Texas

front of 2025.1001.15

front of 2025.1001.15

Name/Title

U.S. Cruiser "Texas"

Entry/Object ID

2025.1001.15

Description

1906 postcard of the 1895 Battleship Texas next to a sailing ship. Caption referes to Texas as a cruiser. Postcard printed in 1906 and written on August 13, 1906 at 7:30 PM, but stamped for August 4 at 6:30PM on the back. Addressed to Mr. Carman.

Context

The 1895 Texas was the 1st ship named USS Texas. She was a pre-dreadnought battleship commissioned from August 15, 1895, to February 11, 1911.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Aug 3, 1906

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects