[A baby bird hatching out of a large Creole egg]

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Title: [A baby bird hatching out of a large Creole egg]
Date: 1872 February 25
Creator: Silver, James.
Notes: J[ames] Silver ALS to [ ], February 25, 1872. s.l., page 11. From a collection of 12 letters, each several pages long, that Silver composed during his 1872 visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. He recounted his journey from New York to Louisiana, as well as his time spent in and around New Orleans. Silver included 39 ink sketches of people and scenery throughout his letters.
Names and Subjects: Birds--1870-1880.; Birds--Infancy--Pictorial works.; Birth.; Eggs--1870-1880.; Eggs--United States.; Eggs--Incubation.; Sketches--1870-1880.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Letters (correspondence); Line drawings (drawings); Pen and ink drawings.
Collection Title: James Silver papers
Collection Creator: Silver Family.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 4669
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-04-10 15:01:28

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Image Size: 7040 x 5776
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 4669
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