Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Economic evocation of pine woods; unusual subject. In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/1/1864, p. 20, misattributed to McCallum.
Artist
Date
September 2, 1864
Transcription
Recto: no text.
Verso: "A Fatigue Party of the 5th Corps constructing a cordoroy [sic] Road in the Woods near the Weldon Railroad // September 2 // [Signed] Joseph Becker."
Subject
Condition
Poor; central vertical fold; ripping on lower margin; crumbling along edges; brown spot on upper right corner.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
13.25 x 9.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/2/64a (Box 1.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4566
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/2/64a
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2984.