Title

LIBBY PRISON AS IT NOW IS

Creator

R. C. Collins

Files

Creator Role

Artist

Description

Steel engraving: ""Libby Prison as it is Now."" In the foreground, there is a canon firing at a Libby Prison. In the center of the image, there is narrow water way with several sail boats. Libby Prison is depicted as being damaged, but functional. There is smoke coming out of the tallest chimney.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

6 1/4 X 9 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

lithographic engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto, bottom: "LIBBY PRISON AS IT NOW IS"; "R.C. Collins"

Subjects

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Virginia--Politics and government--1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

lithographic engravings (prints)

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

1345

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.