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Title
Battle of Fredericksburg, laying ponton bridges under fire
Creator
Thulstrup, Thure de, 1848-1930, artist
L. Prang & Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1887
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of troops loading into boats and building a pontoon bridge in an effort to cross the Rappahannock River at the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11–15, 1862, during the American Civil War; buildings of Fredericksburg, Virginia, visible across river in background.
"L. Prang & Company Boston."--text, bottom right margin. "Copyright 1887."--text, bottom center margin. "Aquarelle Facsimile Print."--text, bottom left margin. "Thulstrup"--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_002006
410882
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3309
Language
English
Subject
Battles--Pictorial works
Bridges--Pictorial works
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Soldiers--Pictorial works
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Place
Fredericksburg (Va.)
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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