Image of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1775 at the start of the American Revolutionary War; British and American soldiers clash in a battle scene with flags raised and men fighting with swords and rifles; dead and wounded men litter the ground; ships firing in Boston Harbor visible in background at right. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Kurz & Allison were located at 76 Wabash 1885-1896. "June 17th, 1775. - Howe, Com. British, Loss: 1054. (Maj. Pitcain kd.) Prescott, Com. Americans, Loss: 450 (Gen. Warren kd.)"--text, bottom left margin. "Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, U.S.A."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 56.52 x 72.07 cm (22 1/4 x 28 3/8 in.)
Battlefields--Pictorial works Battles--Pictorial works Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Pictorial works Ships--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Place
Boston (Mass.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size Other Military The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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