Name/Title
A Hopeless UndertakingEntry/Object ID
1991.52.1Description
Engraving printed on an interior page of "Harper's Weekly". The illustration shows a man in a diving suit underwater. He is attached to a sailboat filled with men by a long line, and he is grasping a rope attached to a shipwreck. The sail of the boat is labeled "VERMONT" over a maple leaf, and a man on the prow is blowing into a horn labeled "LOST CAUSE". The shipwreck is labeled, "DEMOCRACY. SUNK 1869". The weighted shoes of the diving suit are labeled, "TOO SOLID / SOUTH". There is a steam-assisted sailing ship at the right with a flag labeled, "THE REPUBLICAN SHIP", and there is a man floating in the water between the two vessels. Beneath the image is the caption, "HANCOCK (who has been sent down to see what can be done to raise an ancient wreck). "If I only had this old hulk above water, and on the White House dry-dock, she might be made ready for action again."" The back of the page is printed with four columns of political news stories.Acquisition
Accession
1991.52Source or Donor
Hathaway, Richard O.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Rogers, William Allen (1854-1931)Date made
1880Place
City
New York CityState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
16 inWidth
11 in