BUILT FROM THE RUINS: BANNER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
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Description
Steel engraving: "Banner of South Carolina Convention." There are two columns of six tiles with the names of various slave holding states in each. At the top, there are three additional tiles with the "South Carolina, Georgia and Florida." At the bottom of the image, there is additional engravings. "Built from the Ruins" and "Banner of South Carolina Convention." There are also partially obscured broken tiles with the names of various non-slave holding states on them.
Description Source
Getty Images, https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/built-from-the-ruins-banner-of-the-south-carolina-secession-news-photo/96758989, accessed on February 20th 2020.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1860
Measurement
9 1/4 X 6 1/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
lithographic engraving (printing process)
Inscription
Recto "Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, / Mississippi, Alabama,/ Maryland, Louisiana/ Kentucky, Missouri/ North Carolina, Arkansas/ Tennessee, Delaware, / Virginia, Texas/ BUILT FROM THE RUINS. / BANNER OF SOUTH CAROLINA. "
Subjects
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; South Carolina--Politics and government--1861-1865; South Carolina--Charleston
Work Type
lithographic engraving (print)
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
1328
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.