NY, FORT SLOCUM - 15 inch Rodman Gun closeup - RPPC - 606290-2 Monuments/Statues Missouri postcard

Missouri postcard

Then joined by his sons Carl

to Mr B P Burton

to Mrs Frank Lamb

The furthest building on the right very clearly has a sign for CHESTER DRUG STORE and I can almost make out the sign over what must be the Fullerton

NY, FORT SLOCUM - 15 inch Rodman Gun closeup - RPPC - 606290-2 Monuments/Statues Missouri postcardNew York postcard Fort Slocum, NY EKC on stamp box Close up of a 15 inch Rodman Gun including a plaque that reads: ONE OF SEVERAL SIMILAR GUNS FORMING THE ARMAMENT OF FORT SLOCUM ABOUT 1872 WEIGHT OF GUN 49,000 LBS WEIGHT OF SOLID SHOT 450 LBS WEIGHT OF SHELL WITH BURSTING CHARGE 330 LBS A BLACK POWDER CHARGE OF 110 LBS WAS REQUIRED TO CARRY SHOT OF SHELL ABOUT 4 MILES IT'S MAXIMUM ACCURATE RANGE ON THE FACE OF THE CANON LIKE PART HAS: NO 153 G A and