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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.

Brazilian Navy

"NEWSPAPER WRITERS SAIL.; Transport Orizaba Starts with Big Delegation for Peace Conference. The American transport Orizaba, commanded by Captain Freeman, U.S.N., sailed from Pier 5, Hoboken, at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Brest with ninety-eight newspaper correspondents, photographers, and moving picture operators from all parts of the United States, and two army officers." New York Times, Dec. 2, 1918. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950DEFD81239E13AB... Pier 5, Hoboken, NJ.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Orizaba_(ID-1536)

Thanks Art Siegel and B-59. I found this photo published in a Dec. 4, 1918 article in the Hartford Courant.