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Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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American History -- 1864

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Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864

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Title
Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1864

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1864
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1864
Alabama (Screw sloop) -- 1864
Kearsarge (Sloop)
Naval warfare -- North Atlantic Ocean -- 1864
Warships -- 1864
Shipwrecks -- 1864
Genres
Naval prints
Notes
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 16 x 24 cm. (6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Tear and red marks on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168683
Barcode: 33333159324199
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea100b60-c532-012f-2b26-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1884: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fb10-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fb10-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1884). Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fb10-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fb10-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864, (1884) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Sinking of the "Alabama" ("290"), Captain Semmes, after an hour's engagement with the "Kearsarge," Captain Winslow, off Cherbourg, June 19th, 1864