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Chesapeake General Hospital, Formerly Chesapeake Female Seminary, Hampton, Virginia Item Info

Abstract:
Delicately drawn panorama; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 9/19/1863.
Title:
Chesapeake General Hospital, Formerly Chesapeake Female Seminary, Hampton, Virginia
Artist:
Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836
Date:
September 19, 1863
Transcription:
Recto: "vessels in Hampton creek // Chesapeake General Hospital Formerly Chesapeake Female Seminary near Hampton Va. // [pointing hand] See Steiner's description of Hospital in Herald of 9th inst (Sunday) August. // Add in P.8. Dr. Dalton is now in charge, // Herald 9th inst -.";Verso: No text.
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Condition:
Vertical and horizontal folds; ripping along left, upper, and right margins; dog ears and loss of paper at all but lower left corner; brown stains across bottom.
Place:
Virginia--Hampton
Medium:
Graphite and grey wash on wove paper
Dimensions:
9.25 x 13.25 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
37.0298687, -76.3452217999999
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-CB-VA-9/19/63 (Box 7.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4641
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-CB-VA-9/19/63
Collection:
Architecture and Townscapes
Tags:
Architecture Hospital
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Chesapeake General Hospital, Formerly Chesapeake Female Seminary, Hampton, Virginia", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2670.html