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Title
Capture of New Orleans, Farragut passing the forts by night
Creator
Davidson, Julian Oliver, 1853-1894, artist
L. Prang & Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1886
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of the American Civil War naval battle which led to the Union capture of New Orleans, Louisiana, under the command of David G. Farragut in 1862; several ships and ironclads face off amidst explosions and smoke.
"L. Prang & Company Boston."--text, bottom right margin. "Copyright 1886."--text, bottom center margin. "Aquarelle Facsimile Print."--text, bottom left margin. "Copyright 1886 by L. Prang & Co. Boston"--text, bottom right of image. "J.O. Davidson"--text, artist's signature, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 55.56 x 71.12 cm (21 7/8 x 28 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_PRG_002017
410893
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3319
Language
English
Subject
Battles--Pictorial works
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
Naval battles--Pictorial works
Ships--Pictorial works
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Louis Prang Archive
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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