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A Street in Smithville (Capture of Wilmington) Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 3/4/1865, p. 380.
- Title:
- A Street in Smithville (Capture of Wilmington)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- 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."
- Subjects:
- Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865 Southport (N.C.)--History--19th century North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Fortification--North Carolina--Southport
- 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.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Brunswick--Southport
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.75 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- 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
- Tags:
- Architecture Church Residence Shovel
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "A Street in Smithville (Capture of Wilmington)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2640.html