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The Spanish man-of-war Tornado chasing the American steamer Virginius

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Title
The Spanish man-of-war Tornado chasing the American steamer Virginius
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1870s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1872
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1870s
Topics
chasing
United States -- 1870-1879
Virginius (Steamer)
Naval warfare -- Caribbean Sea -- 1870-1879
Tornado (Warship)
Steamboats
side-wheelers
Genres
Naval prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Steamer Virginius, a blockade runner captured by the federal government and sold Oct. 1870 apparently to Cuban insurgents. Captured by the Spanish government off Morant Bay, Jamaica, Dec. 1870."
Source note: Child''s history of the United States. (New York : McMenamy, 1872) Shea, John Dawson Gilmary (1824-1892), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 19 x 25 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Red ink marks on image. Damaged on right side.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168686
Barcode: 33333159325774
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 322a02d0-c533-012f-b7a4-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1872: 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. "The Spanish man-of-war Tornado chasing the American steamer Virginius" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ff67-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Spanish man-of-war Tornado chasing the American steamer Virginius" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ff67-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872). The Spanish man-of-war Tornado chasing the American steamer Virginius Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ff67-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Spanish man-of-war Tornado chasing the American steamer Virginius