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Scene at City Point: Loading Wagons with Goods from the James (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Landscape sketch.
- Title:
- Scene at City Point: Loading Wagons with Goods from the James (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- November 13, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "Scene at City Point // Loading Sutlers wagons with goods from the vessels in the river James // The vessels are not permitted to unload at the government docks // Gen Grant's headquarters on the bluff // Nov 13 [Signed] Joseph Becker."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 James River (Va.)--History--19th century United States--Army--Supplies and stores Vehicles, Military--Virginia--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Ripping along horizontal and vertical creases; loss of paper on right corners.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg Virginia--Prince George county--City Point
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13.25 x 9.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-11/13/64 (Box 2.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4612
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-11/13/64
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Architecture Boat Covered wagon Raft
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Scene at City Point: Loading Wagons with Goods from the James (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2709.html