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Title: Bark Catalpa, of New Bedford
Creator: Russell, E. N., artist
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1876
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
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Description: Image of the sailing ship Catalpa, pictured in the midst of the rescue of the escaped Fenians off the coast of Australia with a police boat and the British ship Georgette in pursuit.
Single-color print. "The Forbes Lith. M'f'g. Co. Boston"--text, bottom right margin. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1876, by E. N. Russell, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."--text, bottom left margin. "Police Boat. Ship's Boat with the Escaped Fenians. British Ship Georgette."--text, image captions, bottom margin. "202 Tons Register / Capt. George S. Anthony / John T. Richardson, Ship's Agent. John J. Breslin, Chief of the Rescuing Party. / Drawn by E. N. Russell, / of New Bedford, Mass."--text, bottom margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 35.24 x 48.9 cm (13 7/8 x 19 1/4 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_MAR_001406
403478
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2777
Language: English
Subject: Boats and boating--Pictorial works
Fenians
Ships--Pictorial works
Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Maritime
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Relation: priJLC_MAR_002605

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