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An Army "Washerwoman" (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Image of Blacks; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/10/1864.
- Title:
- An Army "Washerwoman" (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- September 18, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "An Army 'Washerwoman' // Sketched near Headquarters // [Signed] J.B. // Sept 28th 64." Very loose sketch of seated soldier.
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Military camps--Virginia
- Condition:
- Excellent except for loss of paper at lower right corner.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 x 6.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/28/64 (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4579
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/28/64
- Collection:
- African-Americans
- Tags:
- African-American Camp life Women
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "An Army "Washerwoman" (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2641.html