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Currier & Ives Com. Farragut's fleet passing forts on the Mississippi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10024 Author/Creator: Currier & Ives Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print ; 40 x 31 cm. Order a Copy

One print entitled Com. Farragut's fleet passing forts on the Mississippi from Currier and Ives dated 1862. One of Currier & Ives's great night-time battle scenes.

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