Action Between the Kearsarge and Alabama

Creator

Farrell and Son

Files

Creator Role

copyrighter

Description

The black and white engraving depicts the USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama fighting, presumably at the Battle of Cherbourg. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink. The engraving appears to have been removed from a bound volume.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1869

Measurement

7 1/2 X 10 3/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper steel engraving

Inscription

recto, below image: ACTION BETWEEN THE KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA.

Subjects

Alabama (Screw sloop); Kearsarge (Battleship); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

engraving

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

1353

Digital ID

FVW_01353

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.