The Songs of the War, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Songs of the War, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Songs of the War, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, 1836 – 1910)
Datepublished November 23, 1861
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 7/8 × 20 in. (35.2 × 50.8 cm) Sheet: 15 1/16 × 21 7/8 in. (38.3 × 55.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.13
Not on view
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page numbers "744" and "745" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
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