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I am confused. The title and the flag tell me it's a French warship but then in the text below it says it is a Japanese battleship.

sorry was a caption for one of the other postcard - forgot to delete . Thanks for the heads up.

Spot the differences! 'Marengo' in 1872 via Anton (Ton) Wegman History and details - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ironclad_Marengo "She was sold for scrap in 1896." which implies the 1905-10 dates are not quite shipshape, unless they refer to a posted date.

Here is article from Wikipedia about USS Michigan (BB-27), she was launched May 26, 1908. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Michigan_(BB-27)

My guess is this is a "Navy Day" or "Fleet Week"-type occasion, and this is the Hudson River.

This NavSource Military History page has a photo (19-N-13573) of the Michigan at the Fleet Review in New York, October, 1912, which appears to be the event for the Bain photo of Alabama (on Flickr). So I would guess this photo was taken in New York Harbor, October 1912 as well.

This picture is a treasure, thanks for sharing.

ann account of the event can be read here, this is at 12:10 or 12:30 PM (the smoke from firing these guns obscured much as you can see) query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D02E4DD133CE6...

Minas Geraes means General Mines

Minas Geraes, or Minas Gerais is a Brazilian state.

Minas Gerais também foi o nome escolhido para um dos navios brasileiros do início do século XX.

Brazilian battleship commissioned in 1910 and not struck until the end of 1952. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_battleship_Minas_Geraes

Everyone: Thank you for your comments! While Minas Geraes was the name of this ship and so should remain the spelling in the caption, it makes sense to add the modern spelling of Minas Gerais to the record for those searching by that term. We'll add that when we update the record.