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The Steam Sloop Monongahela Experimenting upon the Batteries in Port Hudson, Louisiana Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/14/1863?.
- Title:
- The Steam Sloop Monongahela Experimenting upon the Batteries in Port Hudson, Louisiana
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- March 14, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "The steam sloop Monongahela experimenting upon the Port Hudson batteries after the attempt to run by Gen. Banks & staff on board.";Verso: No text [sketch of a view through a telescope of ships on fire].
- Subjects:
- Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Port Hudson (La.)--History--Siege, 1863 Monongahela (Screw sloop-of-war)
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; loss of paper at right corners; dog ears at right; rip along lower and left margin.
- Place:
- Louisiana--East Baton Rouge parish--Port Hudson
- Medium:
- Graphite and grey wash heightened with white on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 30.678056, -91.2694439
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63b (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4895
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/14/63b
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- River scene Ships
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Steam Sloop Monongahela Experimenting upon the Batteries in Port Hudson, Louisiana", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2787.html