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The Advance Upon Charleston - Iron Clad Fleet Crossing the Bar Item Info
- Abstract:
- Panoramic scene of boats.
- Title:
- The Advance Upon Charleston - Iron Clad Fleet Crossing the Bar
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- April 4, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "[ink][signed] Crane // 'Nahant' // 'Nantucket' // Kaatskill // New Ironsides' (Admiral Duponts Flag Ship) // 'Pataficco' // 'Keokuk' // Passaic, "'Montauk' // 'Weehauken'.";Verso: "[ink] The Advance Upon Charleston // [pencil] SC // the Iron-Clad Fleet crossing the bar and forming in line of battle off Light-house Inlet. April 4th 9 o clock A.M."
- Subjects:
- South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations Armored vessels--United States--History--19th century Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ear at upper left and lower right corners; ripping along central fold.
- Place:
- South Carolina--Charleston--Charleston Harbor
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 5.25 x 13.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.7860242, -79.9058453999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-4/4/63a (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4723
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-4/4/63a
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Passaic Warship
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Advance Upon Charleston - Iron Clad Fleet Crossing the Bar", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2770.html