Files
Download Full Text (1.2 MB)
Creator Role
artist engraver
Description
The black and white steel engraving features an image of Fort Sumter under attack. Smoke billows from its windows and top. Gun fire can be seen hitting the surrounding water. The engraving is printed in black in on white paper.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1860
Latest
1869
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1860s
Measurement
5 1/4 X 7 7/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
steel engraving, ink on paper
Inscription
recto, below image: BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER
Subjects
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.); 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
1303
Digital ID
FVW_01303
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.