IMAGE

View of the Near Line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House Item Info

Abstract:
Large panoramic view.
Title:
View of the Near Line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House
Artist:
McCallum, Andrew
Date:
May 1864
Transcription:
Recto: "1 Preparations for building large fort to command the lines // 2 Williams House // 3 Batteries // View of the near line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House.";Verso: no text.
Subjects:
Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--Virginia
Condition:
Paper torn at upper left corner (piece preserved with drawing); three vertical folds.
Place:
Virginia--Dinwiddie--Petersburg
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-AM-VA-64 (Box 4.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4532
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-AM-VA-64
Collection:
Architecture and Townscapes
Tags:
Architecture Camp scene Cannon Railroad
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"View of the Near Line on Weldon Railroad near Williams House", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2720.html