Battle_of_Hampton_Roads_3g01752u.jpg
Summary
Battle between the Monitor and Merrimac--fought March 9th 1862 at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Va. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Kurz & Allison.,
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Title |
Battle between the Monitor and Merrimac--fought March 9th 1862 at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Va.
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
Print shows a battle scene between the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac just offshore, also shows a Union ship sinking and rescue boats being put to sea from shore, as well as a Union artillery bunker, Union soldiers and officers, and some rescued sailors.
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Date | c1889 Aug. 31. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 56 x 70.5 cm (sheet) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q131454
Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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Place of creation | Chicago, U.S.A. : Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave., | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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