A new Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers passing Faneuil Hall, Boston, on their way to the war

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1861

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Faneuil Hall

GUSN

GUSN-198654

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Description

This engraving depicts a large, detailed view of the regiment marching in front of Faneuil Hall. It was printed in Harper's Weekly on August 17, 1861.

Details

Descriptive Terms

military personnel
militias
flags
marketplaces
scenes (depictions)
soldiers
civil wars
wars
assembly halls
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR159

Physical Descrption

1 newspaper print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1950.004

Image Dimensions

11 x 16.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harper's Weekly (Publisher)

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Subjects

Civil War

Restrictions

Poor

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Faneuil Hall

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