Item Info

Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Civil War Harper's Weekly, May 31, 1862

Harper's Weekly newspaper showing a picture of Richmond Virginia. The leaf features four pictures of Richmond. The upper left illustration is captioned, "The Henrico County Jail, Richmond". The upper center illustration is captioned, "The Capitol at Richmond", and shows a picture of the Confederate Capitol Building. The upper right image is labeled, "Rebel Prisons on Main, Near Twenty-Fifth Street, Richmond." The lower image is a stunning illustration of Richmond, Virginia as it looked in 1862 during the Civil War. It is captioned, "The City of Richmond- [See page 343]."

Creation Year: 1862
Creator Name: Harper's Weekly - Author