IMAGE
The Head of the Canal Item Info
- Abstract:
- Possibly Vicksburg?; interesting use of grid, possibly by engravers?
- Title:
- The Head of the Canal
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- no date
- Transcription:
- Recto: "The Head of the Canal. // Notes. The water on the far side of the levee is about 15 feet higher than the canal, everything overflowed except the embankment along the canal. // Steamboat No. 3 Champion. // Put in as many figures of lounging soldiers, officers, negroes etc standing along the levee (left hand side) and bank of canal as you want. // Negroes rafting boards. // Water canal.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Canals--United States
- Condition:
- Loss of paper on upper and left margins; sheet made up of three separate pieces pasted together, apparently at the time.
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 8.75 x 13.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-UK-NDa (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4529
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-UK-NDa
- Collection:
- African-Americans
- Tags:
- Levee Raft
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Head of the Canal", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2661.html