This is a "calling card" produced by the sailors of the Norfolk-based armored cruiser USS New York (ACR-2) during the Spanish-American War. "Sampson" refers to Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, nominal commanding officer of the North Atlantic Squadron.
Here is a link to the American Jewish Year Book By Jewish Publication Society of America. Provides names of those that served during the Spanish-American War on USS New York.
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