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Photo, Print, Drawing The Curtis Estate, the scene of Washington's courtship & etc etc, Pamunkey River, near R.R. to Richmond

[ digital file from original item ]

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[ b&w film copy neg. ]

About this Item

Title

  • The Curtis Estate, the scene of Washington's courtship & etc etc, Pamunkey River, near R.R. to Richmond

Summary

  • Riverside scene, men unloading barrels from a ship, woman and child watch additional ships come in to shore, wagons for balloon gas generator and equipment in foreground. Ships, dwelling and soldiers milling about in background.

Names

  • Lumley, Arthur, approximately 1837-1912, artist

Created / Published

  • 1862 May.

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation
  • -  Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh,--1837-1891--Homes & haunts
  • -  McClellan, George B.--(George Brinton),--1826-1885--Military service
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities
  • -  Ships--1860-1870
  • -  Military officers--Union--1860-1870
  • -  Soldiers--Union--1860-1870
  • -  Women--1860-1870
  • -  Children--1860-1870
  • -  Carts & wagons--1860-1870
  • -  Dwellings--1860-1870
  • -  Military headquarters--Union--1860-1870
  • -  Balloons (Aircraft)--1860-1870
  • -  United States--Virginia--Pamunkey River
  • -  United States--Virginia--Curtis Estate

Format Headings

  • Drawings--American--1860-1870.

Genre

  • Drawings--American--1860-1870

Notes

  • -  Title inscribed above image.
  • -  Inscribed in blue ink: O.K. [and initials].
  • -  Inscribed upper left below title: property of Col W.H. Fitzhugh Lee, of Stewarts cavelry[sic], (1st Virginia-C.S.A.) son of Gen Lee, C.S.A. Gen McLellan's H.Q. 24 miles from Richmond see Phila Inquirer of Thursday Friday=for discri[p]tion.
  • -  Inscribed above title : (2[?] to [?] b[?]ring been done). Inscribed lower left: Landing commis[s]ary stores. Inscribed on wagons: Lowes Balloon Gas Generator No 12. US ; Hancock's Brigade No 3. Inscribed lower right and partially erased: May 1862.
  • -  Published in: New York Illustrated News, 14 June 1862, p. 84.
  • -  Source unknown.
  • -  Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file W.
  • -  Conserved; 000117 1972 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda

Medium

  • 1 drawing on white paper : pencil ; 23.8 x 46.8 cm. (sheet).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DRWG/US - Lumley, no. 15 (B size) [P&P]

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2004661315

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-ppmsca-23031 (digital file from original item) LC-USZ62-17326 (b&w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-23031 (digital file from original item) LC-USZ62-17326 (b&w film copy neg.)
  • Call Number: DRWG/US - Lumley, no. 15 (B size) [P&P]
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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lumley, Arthur, Approximately , Artist. The Curtis Estate, the scene of Washington's courtship & etc etc, Pamunkey River, near R.R. to Richmond. Curtis Estate Virginia Pamunkey River United States, 1862. May. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004661315/.

APA citation style:

Lumley, A. (1862) The Curtis Estate, the scene of Washington's courtship & etc etc, Pamunkey River, near R.R. to Richmond. Curtis Estate Virginia Pamunkey River United States, 1862. May. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004661315/.

MLA citation style:

Lumley, Arthur, Approximately , Artist. The Curtis Estate, the scene of Washington's courtship & etc etc, Pamunkey River, near R.R. to Richmond. May. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2004661315/>.