View of the Near Line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House

Title

View of the Near Line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House

Abstract

Large panoramic view.

Date

May 1864

Transcription

Recto: "1 Preparations for building large fort to command the lines // 2 Williams House // 3 Batteries // View of the near line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House."
Verso: no text.

Condition

Paper torn at upper left corner (piece preserved with drawing); three vertical folds.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

13.25 x 9.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-64 (Box 4.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4532

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-AM-VA-64

Citation

McCallum, Andrew, “View of the Near Line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2720.