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The Head of the Canal

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Lovie, Henri

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no dateCondition: Loss of paper on upper and left margins; sheet made up of three separate pieces pasted together, apparently at the time.Original drawing location: CW-HL-UK-NDa (Box 5.)Physical description of original: graphite on wove paper ; 8.75 x 13.75 in.Recto: "The Head of the Canal. // Notes. The water on the far side of the levee is about 15 feet higher than the canal, everything overflowed except the embankment along the canal. // Steamboat No. 3 Champion. // Put in as many figures of lounging soldiers, officers, negroes etc standing along the levee (left hand side) and bank of canal as you want. // Negroes rafting boards. // Water canal."Verso: no text.Possibly Vicksburg?; interesting use of grid, possibly by engravers?.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Canals
  3. History
  4. Pictorial Works

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