Title

The U.S. Sloop Of War ""Kearsarge"" 7 Guns, Sinking The Pirate ""Alabama"" 8 Guns

Creator

Currier and Ives

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The U.S. Sloop Of War ""Kearsarge"" 7 Guns, Sinking The Pirate ""Alabama"" 8 Guns..."" From Portfolio #7 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings ForThe People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction which depicts the defeat of the Alabama by the Union ship "Kearsarge" off the coast of Cherbourg, France on June 19th 1864.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

10 3/4 X 15 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto bottom center: "The U.S. Sloop Of War "Kearsarge" 7 Guns, Sinking The Pirate "Alabama" 8 Guns./ Off Cherbourg, France, Sunday June 19th 1864./ The "Alabama"was built in a British Ship-yard, by British workmen..."

Subjects

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations Confederate States of America--History

Work Type

color print--reproduction (derivative object)

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.

Related Source

Objects 524.1-524.7

ID

524.3

Digital ID

FVW_00524.3

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.