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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 -- 1890s

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[Men hanging on to a lifeboat beside the sinking Merrimac]

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Title
[Men hanging on to a lifeboat beside the sinking Merrimac]
Names
Walker, T. Dart (American painter, active from 1850, died 1914) (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1890s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1890s
Topics
Spanish-American War, 1898
United States -- 1890-1899
Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 1870-1937
Merrimac (Steamer) -- 1890-1899
Shipwrecks -- Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba Bay -- 1890-1899
Scuttling of warships
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "...naval-constructor Hobson's heroic exploit in blowing up the collier Merrimac" "Entrance to Santiago Harbor.--by T. Dart Walker"
Source note: Harper''s pictorial history of the Civil War. (Chicago : Star Publishing Co. 1866) Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) (1824-1902), Author. Alden, Henry Mills , Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 24 x 17 cm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Tears on image. Bottom corners missing.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168689
Barcode: 33333159327952
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 593e5220-c533-012f-9717-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1899: 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. "[Men hanging on to a lifeboat beside the sinking Merrimac]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ffd2-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. "[Men hanging on to a lifeboat beside the sinking Merrimac]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ffd2-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. (1899). [Men hanging on to a lifeboat beside the sinking Merrimac] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ffd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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