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Siege of Petersburg - Scenes of the Construction of Grant's Railroad Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/1/1864.
- Title:
- Siege of Petersburg - Scenes of the Construction of Grant's Railroad
- Artist:
- McCallum, Andrew
- Date:
- October 1, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: [Four vignettes, each with a caption] "Crossing Jerusalem Plank Road // [Pass]ing the Gurley House // Looking down the Weldon RR from the junction with Grant's RR at Blick House // Terminus and junction with Weldon RR at Blick Station.;Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Military railroads--Virginia--Design and construction
- Condition:
- Large section torn from upper left (prob. by artist); loss of paper at left lower corner; dog ear at lower right; folds.
- Place:
- Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 12.25 x 2.75 and 6.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-AM-VA-10/1/64b (Box 4.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4903
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-AM-VA-10/1/64b
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Covered wagon Railroad Residential architecture Tent
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Siege of Petersburg - Scenes of the Construction of Grant's Railroad", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2711.html