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The penalty of a great crime

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Punishments -- Shooting

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Title
The penalty of a great crime
Names
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Punishments -- Shooting

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Topics
Firing squads
Punishment & torture
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Military discipline -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania -- 1860-1869
Military personnel -- American -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania -- 1860-1869
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Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Desertion" Printed on border: "A military execution" Black stains on image.
Source note: An artist''s story of the great war, 30 years after... : illustrated with nearly 300 relief etchings after sketches in the field, and 20 half-tone equestrian portraits from original oil paintings. (New York : Fords, Howard Hulbert, c1890) Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895), Author.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17696958
Barcode: 33333159445697
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 47bb5d90-c562-012f-3030-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1839: Creator Born
  • 1890: Issued
  • 1895: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The penalty of a great crime" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1da3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The penalty of a great crime" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1da3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1890). The penalty of a great crime Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1da3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The penalty of a great crime