Shelbyville TN Union Steamship Mississippi River Civil War 1862 Harper's Weekly

Description

Shelbyville, the Only Union Town of Tennessee. - Sketched by Mr. H. R. Hubner, Third Ohio Volunteers.
The Veterans of the Army of the Mississippi on Their Way up the Ohio. - Sketched by Mr. H. Mosler.
(Shelbyville, Tennessee,  Steamboat, Ohio River, American Civil War, Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, )
Issued 1862, New York, by Harper & Brothers.
Original antique offset printed image produced during the American Civil War. An actual printed leaf taken from this scarce old periodical, published at the date listed. This leaf displays two large prints depicting Shelbyville, TN filled with Union troops and Union army veterans of the Mississippi on a steamship sailing up the Ohio River.
The newspaper leaf includes other interesting captioned images including:
Williamsport, Maryland, and the Ford Across the Potomac. - Sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis. [Appears on back accompanying a half-page view.]
A nice looking example of printed, ephemeral history with a pleasing age patina. Any minor age flaws are easy to forgive and add to its antique aesthetic. Text, images, and/or advertisements on reverse as issued. An elusive image, worthy of display. Provided photos show the front and back of the item, not two discrete prints.
Mounted and framed, this piece would make an excellent decoration for your home, restaurant, office, classroom, or any other space where people appreciate the vintage aesthetic of antique printed history.
Measures 16"H x 11"W
[M27]
Shelbyville TN Union Steamship Mississippi River Civil War 1862 Harper's Weekly
Shelbyville, the Only Union Town of Tennessee. - Sketched by Mr. H. R. Hubner, Third Ohio Volunteers.
The Veterans of the Army of the Mississippi on Their Way up the Ohio. - Sketched by Mr. H. Mosler.
(Shelbyville, Tennessee,  Steamboat, Ohio River, American Civil War, Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, )
Issued 1862, New York, by Harper & Brothers.
Original antique offset printed image produced during the American Civil War. An actual printed leaf taken from this scarce old periodical, published at the date listed. This leaf displays two large prints depicting Shelbyville, TN filled with Union troops and Union army veterans of the Mississippi on a steamship sailing up the Ohio River.
The newspaper leaf includes other interesting captioned images including:
Williamsport, Maryland, and the Ford Across the Potomac. - Sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis. [Appears on back accompanying a half-page view.]
A nice looking example of printed, ephemeral history with a pleasing age patina. Any minor age flaws are easy to forgive and add to its antique aesthetic. Text, images, and/or advertisements on reverse as issued. An elusive image, worthy of display. Provided photos show the front and back of the item, not two discrete prints.
Mounted and framed, this piece would make an excellent decoration for your home, restaurant, office, classroom, or any other space where people appreciate the vintage aesthetic of antique printed history.
Measures 16"H x 11"W
[M27]