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Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Economic evocation of pine woods; unusual subject. In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/1/1864, p. 20, misattributed to McCallum.
- Title:
- Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- September 2, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: no text.;Verso: "A Fatigue Party of the 5th Corps constructing a cordoroy [sic] Road in the Woods near the Weldon Railroad // September 2 // [Signed] Joseph Becker."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Military roads--Design and construction
- Condition:
- Poor; central vertical fold; ripping on lower margin; crumbling along edges; brown spot on upper right corner.
- 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-JB-VA-9/2/64a (Box 1.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4566
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/2/64a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Tags:
- Weldon Railroad
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2984.html