Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)

Item Information

Title:
Corduroy Road near the Weldon Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)
Description:
Economic evocation of pine woods; unusual subject. In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/1/1864, p. 20, misattributed to McCallum.
Creator:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
September 2, 1864
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Boston College
Collection (local):
Becker collection
Subjects:
Military roads--Design and construction--Pictorial works
History--Pictorial works--1864--1865--Petersburg (Va.)
History--Pictorial works--1861--1865--Virginia
Places:
Virginia > Petersburg
Extent:
1 online resource (1 image)
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2345/4566
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Condition: Poor; central vertical fold; ripping on lower margin; crumbling along edges; brown spot on upper right corner.
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/2/64a (Box 1.)
Physical description of original: graphite on wove paper ; 13.25 x 9.5 in.
Recto: no text.
Verso: "A Fatigue Party of the 5th Corps constructing a cordoroy [sic] Road in the Woods near the Weldon Railroad // September 2 // [Signed] Joseph Becker."
Identifier:
2345/4566
81489124650001021
99137908251001021
Call #:
E468.7