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Fortifications of a Levee (Columbus, Kentucky?) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Sketch panorama; date/location based on strong resemblance to CW-HL-KY-3/62a.
- Title:
- Fortifications of a Levee (Columbus, Kentucky?)
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- March 1861
- Transcription:
- Recto: "The guarders are underground covered with sound roofs.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--Kentucky--Columbus
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal folds; rips along side margins; staining; inset drawing of trenches glued into upper right corner.
- Place:
- Kentucky--Hickman--Columbus Mississippi River
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 5.5 x 9.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 36.7597791, -89.1033997999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-KY-3/62b (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4503
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-KY-3/62b
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Levee Structure Trench
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Fortifications of a Levee (Columbus, Kentucky?)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2896.html