Petersburg and City Point Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
Petersburg and City Point Railroad (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Blacks at work with white supervisors.
Artist
Date
September 2, 1864
Transcription
Recto: no text.
Verso: "Sept 2 // Scene on the City Point Railroad // Landing supplies for Grant's Army // Near Petersburg // [Signed] Joseph Becker."
Subject
Condition
Strong central vertical fold, and uneven fold across top margin; ripping along left side and upper margins; stains; hole in lower right.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
9.75 x 6.25 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.2279279, -77.4019266999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/2/64c (Box 1.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4568
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/2/64c