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U.S.S. Olympia, Torpedo Boat, Norfolk Navy Yard 1908

Subjects
Ships & BoatsWarships & BattleshipsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Undivided Back)
Front of U.S.S. Olympia, Torpedo Boat, Norfolk Navy Yard 1908, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of U.S.S. Olympia, Torpedo Boat, Norfolk Navy Yard 1908, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Color view of the wet dock at Norfolk Navy Yard, with a large white and orange-hulled vessel at left and several dark torpedo boats moored at right; industrial buildings line the waterfront.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

6/19/08. U.S.S. Olympia Dear Miss Klinger:- We are on the "Summer cruise" Anchored in Hampton Roads. Next stop New London, Conn. N.H.

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
9163. TORPEDO BOATS IN THE WET DOCK, NORFOLK NAVY YARD, VA. COPYRIGHT 1905. BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedFort Monroe, VA, June 20, 1908, 09:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Clara Krieger

Mifflintown, Pennsylvania

Postcard record

Postmarked, Fort Monroe, VA
Series9163
ConditionFair
Place addressedClara Krieger, Mifflintown, PA
Place depictedNorfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; handwritten message on front; copyright 1905. Postmark: NORFOLK VA. JUN 20 9 AM 1908. Undivided back; white border; 1c Franklin green stamp; some foxing/stains.

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U.S.S. Olympia, Torpedo Boat, Norfolk Navy Yard 1908, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/uss-olympia-torpedo-boat-norfolk-navy-yard-1908. Accessed October 8, 2026.