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Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe Item Info
- Title:
- Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe
- Artist:
- Davis
- Date:
- No date
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Interior of the Water Battery Fort Monroe // From this view you can see fifteen guns. // Brick // Stone // Brick.";Verso: "Interior of Water Battery ft. Monroe. This battery commands the entrance to the Bay - // I will send the view of Monroe and McHenry tomorrow as it is cold working here & no conveniences. // I go to Washington tonight // Davis."
- Subjects:
- Fort Monroe (Va.) Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Ordnance--Virginia--Fort Monroe Fortification--Virginia
- Condition:
- Top left corner wrinkled and little tear; little tears in bottom edge; two vertical fold marks.
- Place:
- Virginia--Hampton
- Medium:
- graphite on lined paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.5 x 8.75 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.0298687, -76.3452217999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-D-VA-ND (Box 10).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4967
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-D-VA-ND
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Battery Cannon Fortifications Gun
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2847.html