Written on back: "Built: Sparrows Point, Md.; 1921. Dimensions: 517.0 x 72.2 x 27.8. Tonnage: 14,123 Tons. Type: Steel Steamship. Later named: President Pierce."
Written on front: "S.S. Hawkeye State. Arriving to Effect a Rescue. Afterward. Towing. To. Port."