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Up the James River from the Crow Nest Battery Obstructions to Prevent the Rebel Rams from Coming down the River Item Info
- Abstract:
- Large panorama with boats; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 9/24/1864.
- Title:
- Up the James River from the Crow Nest Battery Obstructions to Prevent the Rebel Rams from Coming down the River
- Artist:
- Mullen, E. F.
- Date:
- September 14, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: [different hand] "6 inch block.";Verso: "Up the James River from the Crow Nest Battery 'Obstructions' to prevent the Rebel Rams from Coming Down the River // [signed] E.F. Mullen." Various light sketches, some of boats.
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 James River (Va.) Ships--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ears at three corners; loss of paper at lower right; rips along top and right margins.
- Place:
- Virginia--James River
- Medium:
- Graphite on heavy gauge wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.3826009, -78.1549845
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-EM-VA-9/24/64 (Box 7.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4749
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-EM-VA-9/24/64
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Flag
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Up the James River from the Crow Nest Battery Obstructions to Prevent the Rebel Rams from Coming down the River", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2793.html