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Creator Role
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Description
Reproduction of Currier & Ives: "The Sinking of the "Cumberland"..." From Portfolio #2 of an 8 portfolio set: "Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War." A color print which depicts the sinking of the "Cumberland." A ship is depicted being fired upon by an iron clad.
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 Sinking of the "Cumberland" By the Ironclad "Merrimac", off Newport News VA March 8th 1862./ The Cumberland went down with all her.... "
Subjects
Virginia sinking the Cumberland, March 8, 1862 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
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 519.1-519.7
ID
519.3
Digital ID
FVW_00519.3
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.