This color postcard features a close-up angled view from the stern end of a naval battleship. The United States flag flies from the railing on the stern, the masts, funnels/stacks, and other mechanical items are visible and people are depicted as standing on the deck of the ship. Kearsarge is on a placard on the front of the hull. The title along the top of the card reads 272--U. S. Battleship Kearsarge. 690 Officers and men. Length 368 feet. Main battery 22 guns. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for correspondence and address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right and the card is postmarked California, April 20, 1908. Th...