A Street in Smithville (Capture of Wilmington)

Title

A Street in Smithville (Capture of Wilmington)

Abstract

In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/4/1865, p. 380.

Date

February 3, 1865

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "A street in Smithville // Union troops preparing for an attack by the rebels from Wilmington. Contrabands throwing up earthworks // Feb 3rd // [Signed] J.B. // Smithville is one of the prettiest places that I have ever seen being one immense grove of Live Oak trees // The only drawback to the place are the inhabitants two thirds being nigs // [Signed] J.B."

Condition

Loss of paper along upper margin; dog ears in lower left corner; tear on left margin; stains in right margin; vertical creases; hole near right corner.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

9.75 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

33.921563, -78.0202676999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-2/3/65a (Box 3.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4622

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-NC-2/3/65a

Collection

African-Americans

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “A Street in Smithville (Capture of Wilmington),” The Becker Collection, accessed December 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2640.