Title

Kearsarge Sinking the Alabama, June 19, 1864

Creator

L. Prang and Co.

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Color bookplate from unidentified volume: ""Kearsarge sinking the Alabama..."" Copyright 1887, by L. Prang & Co., Boston. After a painting by J.O. Davidson. Depiction of a naval battle during the American Civil War. Soliders wearing blue uniforms are decpicted preparing a cannon for fire. In the background, there are a depiction of a sinking ship.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1887

Measurement

8 3/4 X 12 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); engraving (printing process); ink on paper

Inscription

recto, bottom right: "COPYRIGHT, 1887, BY L. PRANG & CO. BOSTON"recto, bottom-center: "Kearsarge Sinking the Alabama, June 19, 1864"

Subjects

Naval battles United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

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

558.1

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.