RAISING THE FLAG OVER FORT SUMTER.

Creator

Files

Description

Steel engraving: ""Raising the Flag over Fort Sumter."" In the foreground of the image, there is a depiction of the sea. There is a small boat. In the center of the image, Fort Sumter is depicted as being heavily damaged. The sides of the fort are depicted as having come down. There are several soldiers depicted on the fort. There is also an American flag waving across the top of the structure. In the background

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

7 1/2 X 10 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

lithographic engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto bottom: "Raising the Flag over Fort Sumter."; "W McC."

Subjects

Fires--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870 ; Flags--American--1860-1870 ; Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--1860-1870 ; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

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

1330

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.