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Confederate rail road ram [Rear view].
1861
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D North 56/GC131/Box 11/Small/19th c./U.S. History/Civil War GA 2010.00093
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- United States—History—Civil War, 18611865—Regimental histories—In art
- Railroad cars—Virginia—Petersburg—In art
- United States—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Confederate States of America. Army—History—In art
- Soldiers—Confederate States of America—In art
- Transportation—Virginia—Petersburg—History—19th century—In art
- Weapons—United States—History—19th century—In art
- Petersburg (Va.)—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- Virginia—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Confederate rail road ram [Rear view].
- Call Number
- D North 56/GC131/Box 11/Small/19th c./U.S. History/Civil War GA 2010.00093
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc9s161k62g
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1861
- Extent
- 1 item ; print 8.8 x 10.2 cm. sheet 25.4 x 30.4 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Augustin J. Powers [through Charles Powers, Princeton University Class of 1938].
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Albumen prints, Half stereographs, card mount
- Depiction: Historical scene. Rear view of ram with cannon on railroad tracks; two soldiers on ram platform, one seated on tracks, one leaning against ram, two seated on hill; bottom of image vignetted.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- United States—History—Civil War, 18611865—Regimental histories—In art
- Railroad cars—Virginia—Petersburg—In art
- United States—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Confederate States of America. Army—History—In art
- Soldiers—Confederate States of America—In art
- Transportation—Virginia—Petersburg—History—19th century—In art
- Weapons—United States—History—19th century—In art
- Petersburg (Va.)—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- Virginia—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/15912a2f-1126-427c-8524-4a771ef9b454/manifest