The Approaching Elections (Siege of Petersburg)

Title

The Approaching Elections (Siege of Petersburg)

Abstract

Camp scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/22/1864, p. 69.

Date

September 25, 1864

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "The Approaching Elections // Soldiers reading the Election Placards in the 5th Corps camps on Sunday Morning Sept 25 64 // [Signed] Joseph Becker."

Condition

Horizontal and two vertical folds; several stains along margins.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/25/64 (Box 1.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4574

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/25/64

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Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “The Approaching Elections (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2998.