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| Title | Forbes etching: The Pontoon Bridge, plate 5 |
| Description | Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes, life in camp, portraits of soldiers and other views. These drawings were then made into engravings that the paper published. In 1876 Forbes published a portfolio of etchings based on his Civil War sketches. |
| Subject.tgm | Etchings
Pontoon bridges
Rivers
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| Artist | Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
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| Publisher | Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
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| Date | 1876 |
| Time period | 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869 |
| Dimensions | 23 inches wide x 19 inches tall |
| Repository number | E491.F76 1876 plate 5 |
| Repository name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Collection | Civil War Collection
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Original file size | 81769 KB |
| Original resolution (dpi) | 300 |
| Original dimensions (pixels) | 6000 x 4650 |
| Camera/scanner specifications | Phase One P45+ |
| Donor | The Wayne Whalen Digital Archive is made possible by the partners of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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| Original file name | CF028530.tif |
