Currier & Ives Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02881.15 Author/Creator: Currier & Ives Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1861 circa Pagination: 1 print : col. Height: 30.3 cm, Width: 40.5 cm Order a Copy
Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. View of Fort Sumter under heavy bombardment and returning fire. The United States flag stands tall in the center of the print. Fort Moultrie and Cummings Point are labeled below the image. Dimensions refer to the item unmounted.
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