Cave life in Vicksburg during the siege.

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Title: Cave life in Vicksburg during the siege.
Alternate Title: Series title: Confederate war etchings
Date: ca. 1882?]
Creator: Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912 artist.
Notes: A Southern mother is praying in a makeshift cave home due to the bombardment of Vicksburg during the Civil War. A child's doll lays on the floor, and a crib is partially visible behind a curtain.; Reprinted in the 1880s from original plates created by Volck in the 1860s. Set titled Confederate War Etchings and published by Porter & Coates. This is plate 28.; Adalbert Johann Volck originally published this print under the pseudonym V. Blada.
Names and Subjects: Women--United States--Mississippi--1860-1870.; Cave dwellings--1860-1870.; Economic & social conditions--1860-1870.; Bombardment--United States--Mississippi--1860-1870.; Religion--1860-1870.; Propaganda--1860-1870.; Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Prints shelf.; James S. Schoff Civil War Collection.; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863.; Confederate States of America.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women.; Porter & Coates,--publisher.; United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1880-1890.; Etchings 1880-1890.
Collection Title: James S. Schoff Civil War Collection
ID: 777
Barcode: B6327075
Physical Description: 1 print : etching ; 13.1 x 18.5 cm, on sheet 29.2 x 37.4 cm.
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2016-08-12 00:11:35

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 5138 x 3645
File Size: 418 KB
Record: 777
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