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Men and Cannons
1862
Cannons aimed out of several openings. Soldiers are working with cannons.
The Gunboats at Number 10
1862
An image from a sketchbook of "The Gunboats at No. 10 — Eve of Arrival before the I'sld". The drawing appears to be from the deck of a ship showing several boats on the Mississippi River.
Ferry "New Era"
"Ferry 'New Era' being transformed into a gunboat at St. Louis." Drawing includes workers building with lumber.
Ships on a River
Preliminary sketch of a distant ship on the river near an outcropping of land.
