Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi River

Creator

Currier and Ives

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""Bombardment of Island ""Number Ten"" In The Mississippi River."" From Portfolio #2 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print that depicts a naval battle on the Mississippi river.

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: " Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi River./ By the Gunboat and Mortar flee..."

Subjects

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations. Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

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

519.6

Digital ID

FVW_00519.6

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.