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Pontoon Bridge used for the Rebel Evacuation of Savannah Item Info
- Abstract:
- Nicely rendered panorama of evacuation scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 1/21/1865.
- Title:
- Pontoon Bridge used for the Rebel Evacuation of Savannah
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- December 26, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Dec 26/64 // Pontoon Bridge the Savannah River on which the Rebels crossed at the Evacuation of the City on the morning of the 21st/6[4] // South Carolina Side.";Verso: "Savannah, Ga."
- Subjects:
- Savannah (Ga.) Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Pontoon bridges--Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.) Sherman's March to the Sea
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; notch in left upper corner; old glue stains at four corners; those on left side with effaced paper.
- Place:
- Savannah River Georgia--Chatham county--Savannah
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.25 x 13.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.0377132, -80.8501103
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-GA-12/26/64 (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4738
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-GA-12/26/64
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Architecture Boat Infrastructure
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Pontoon Bridge used for the Rebel Evacuation of Savannah", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2704.html