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Pontoon Bridge on the March Item Info
- Abstract:
- Fine drawing; narrow view.
- Title:
- Pontoon Bridge on the March
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- December 20, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Drawn Dec 20,1862. // Pontoon Bridge on the March. // Misty Morning. // Pontoon waggon [sic]. Bridge train No. 10 US 280.";Verso: "Finish this as well as you can, I can only indicate effects. As you will see from the style my fingers are very cold and there is not a drop of 'the crathur' in all these piney woods. // [signed] HL."
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Pontoon bridges
- Condition:
- Ripping along right margin.
- Place:
- Virginia
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 10.75 x 9.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.4315734, -78.6568942
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-VA-12/20/62 (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4518
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-VA-12/20/62
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Horses Pick Shovel Trees Uniform Wagon
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Pontoon Bridge on the March", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2921.html