BURNING OF THE STEAMER BERKSHIRE, ON THE HUDSON RIVER, ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 8, 1864

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

BURNING OF THE STEAMER "BERKSHIRE," ON THE HUDSON RIVER, ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 8, 1864

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.264

Description

Cover of Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving of a steamboat disaster: on top of page is printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; below is printed, "A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION."; images of paint brushes and a palate, a harp, palms, paper, hands passing a torch, a compass, a telescope, books and a globe surround the words; beneath, a line of text bordered above and below by two lines reads, "Vol. VIII. -No. 391.; NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1864.; $1 FOR FOUR MONTHS. I $3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE."; below is a line of text that reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1864, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York."; below is a wood engraving of a steamboat labeled, "BERKSHIRE"; the mid-section of the boat is engulfed in flames and smoke billows out and shrouds the stern; figures are shown gathered on the bow and jumping off into the still water; a lifeboat sits in front of the boat; debris floats in the water between the boat and the viewer; the hills on shore are barely visible through the smoke; printed below is, "BURNING OF THE STEAMER "BERKSHIRE," ON THE HUDSON RIVER, ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 8, 1864.- [SEE PAGE 410.]"; below are the tops of two portraits tht have been cut off; recto is a page of text.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Jun 24, 1864

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

11-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (26.7 x 28.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration throughout, especially along edges; brown stain, center right; tears and small losses along left edge; bottom edge is cut irregularly.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #5

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library