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Columbia, South Carolina, Sketched from Camp Sorgum Item Info
- Abstract:
- Large panorama; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 4/8/1865.
- Title:
- Columbia, South Carolina, Sketched from Camp Sorgum
- Artist:
- Taylor, James E., 1839-1901
- Date:
- February 16, 1865
- Transcription:
- Recto: "middle // 'Columbia' sketched from the 17th [Co]rps front near Camp Sorgum // [in ink] South Carolina // state capitol unfinished // Old state house // Line of Spartanburg RR // citadel // Congaree R.";Verso: "View of Columbia fro[m] the South bank of the Congar[ee River] sketched the morning of the 16th - Batteries of the 17[th] Corps are playing upon the city." Two sketches in grey ink, trees it seems."
- Subjects:
- South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Columbia (S.C.)--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; uneven paper along bottom margin; rips along left and top margin; glue stains in sky.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Richland--Columbia
- Medium:
- Graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 5.25 x 13.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 34.0007104, -81.0348144
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JT-SC-2/16/65 (Box 9.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4852
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JT-SC-2/16/65
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Architecture Landscape Railroad
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Columbia, South Carolina, Sketched from Camp Sorgum", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2672.html