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Battery Bee on Sullivans Island, South Carolina Item Info
- Abstract:
- Sketchy panorama.
- Title:
- Battery Bee on Sullivans Island, South Carolina
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- March 20, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Distant woods // water // beach // Battery Bee Sullivans Island.";Verso: "Battery Bee Sullivans Island S.C. // The strongest earthwork on the Island - blown up the rebels on the morning of the 18th of February 1865 // see my letter of March 20th // [signed] W.T. Crane."
- Subjects:
- Sullivans Island (S.C.)--History--19th century South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Batteries (Ordnance)--South Carolina--Sullivans Island Fortification--South Carolina--Sullivans Island
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ear at lower right.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Charleston--Sullivan's Island
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 4 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.7632323, -79.8367511
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-3/20/65 (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4740
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-3/20/65
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Architecture Beach Flag
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Battery Bee on Sullivans Island, South Carolina", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2668.html