Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 A thirsty crowd at the old spring house

GLC08653.05

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Type
Images
Date
1876
Author/Creator
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Title
A thirsty crowd at the old spring house
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 47.9 cm, Width: 60.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Marked "Plate 6." Contains 2 images. Top half is titled "A Thirsty Crowd at the Old Spring House," and shows scene on the line of march on a hot day. Most of the men are in Zouave uniforms. Bottom half is titled "Newspapers for the Army - A Race for Camp,"and shows newsboys passing a picket station while on the road to camp with the latest news. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.3 x 39.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents from GLC02199.

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