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| Title | Steamship Mississippi Farragut's fleet Mississippi River La.... |
| Photographer | Ascribed to McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge |
| Date | ca. 1863 |
| Subjects |
United States. Navy. Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron--Photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs Baton Rouge (La.)--Photographs Mississippi (Frigate)--Photographs |
| Notes | Inscription continues:...Burned by her own after grounding in front of the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, during the attack by the fleet, on the night of the 14th March 1863. To their mortification & chagrin after reaching the shore, she floated off & blew up five miles below the batteries. The Mississippi survived the passage of the forts below New Orleans but was lost in March 1863 in Farragut's attempt to pass the confederate guns at Port Hudson. [East, "Civil War Album" text, p. 22; image, p. 22.] |
| Original Format/Size | Albumen prints;2.5" x 4.0" (CDV studio card) |
| Digital Size | 2560 x 1568 |
| Digital Collection | G.H. Suydam Collection |
| Repository | Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections ( http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special ) |
| Repository Collection | G. H. Suydam Collection (Mss. 1394). |
| Repository Collection Guide | Finding aid for the original photographs: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/Suydam/index.html |
| Restrictions | Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the Special Collections Division, Louisiana State University Libraries. |
| Cite As | G. H. Suydam Collection (Mss. 1394), Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. |
| Contact and Ordering Information | E-mail lsudiglib@lsu.edu with questions or comments. See instructions for ordering reprints of this item here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html Mention the "Item number" or "Item URL" in your request. |
| Item Number | 13940015 |
| Item URL | See 'reference url' on the navigation bars. |
| Collection URL | http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/index_LSU_GSC.php?CISOROOT=/LSU_GSC |
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| Title | Steamship Mississippi Farragut's fleet Mississippi River La.... |
| Photographer | Ascribed to McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge |
| Date | ca. 1863 |
| Subjects |
United States. Navy. Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron--Photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs Baton Rouge (La.)--Photographs Mississippi (Frigate)--Photographs |
| Notes | Inscription continues:...Burned by her own after grounding in front of the rebel batteries at Port Hudson, during the attack by the fleet, on the night of the 14th March 1863. To their mortification & chagrin after reaching the shore, she floated off & blew up five miles below the batteries. The Mississippi survived the passage of the forts below New Orleans but was lost in March 1863 in Farragut's attempt to pass the confederate guns at Port Hudson. [East, "Civil War Album" text, p. 22; image, p. 22.] |
| Original Format/Size | Albumen prints;2.5" x 4.0" (CDV studio card) |
| Digital Size | 2560 x 1568 |
| Digital Collection | G.H. Suydam Collection |
| Repository | Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections ( http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special ) |
| Repository Collection | G. H. Suydam Collection (Mss. 1394). |
| Repository Collection Guide | Finding aid for the original photographs: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/Suydam/index.html |
| Restrictions | Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the Special Collections Division, Louisiana State University Libraries. |
| Cite As | G. H. Suydam Collection (Mss. 1394), Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. |
| Contact and Ordering Information | E-mail lsudiglib@lsu.edu with questions or comments. See instructions for ordering reprints of this item here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html Mention the "Item number" or "Item URL" in your request. |
| Item Number | 13940015r |
| Item URL | See 'reference url' on the navigation bars. |
| Collection URL | http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/index_LSU_GSC.php?CISOROOT=/LSU_GSC |
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