U. S. Cruiser “Mayflower”, the Presidential Yacht which participated in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration September, 1909.
Entry/Object ID
PC00356
Description
Rotogravure postcard of the starboard side of the USS Mayflower (PY-1) acting as a Presidential Yacht during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration , September 1909, ship is at full dress ship at anchor suing port anchor, gangway rigged to port, launched 1896, commissioned USS Mayflower (PY-1) on 25 July 1905, commissioned USCG (WPG-183) on 19 October 1943, decomissioned 1 July 1956.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White
Subject
USS Mayflower (PY-1)
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Studio
Hudson River
Date made
1909 - 1956
Place
River
Hudson River
State/Province
New York, New Jersey
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean
Harbor
New York Harbor
City
New York, NY
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
Search Terms
Postcard, VIII-A Yachts & yachting, III-A-8 IX, YP -- U.S. Navy -- special type ships/boats
