The Fish Market, City Point, Va (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
The Fish Market, City Point, Va (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Image with Blacks; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/18/1865, p. 413.
Artist
Date
October 17, 1864
Transcription
Recto: Sign reads: "Fresh Fish/ Oysters."
Verso: "The Fish Market City Point Va // The fish on sale here are mostly catfish from the river James // October 17 64."
Subject
Condition
Excellent; loss of paper along lower margin.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
10 x 6.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.124332, -77.2263739999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/17/64 (Box 2.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4601
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/17/64
Collection
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “The Fish Market, City Point, Va (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2660.