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Andersonville prison scenes... Dogs tearing a prisoner. Chain gang and collars. Fighting for bones. Ball & chain. Shot on the dead line for a piece of mouldy cake. Camp Sumpter Andersonville. Sunset at Andersonville

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Title
Andersonville prison scenes... Dogs tearing a prisoner. Chain gang and collars. Fighting for bones. Ball & chain. Shot on the dead line for a piece of mouldy cake. Camp Sumpter Andersonville. Sunset at Andersonville
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

W

Henry Wirz

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1865-09-16 (Inferred)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Public figures
Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865
Prisoners of war
Andersonville Prison
Atrocities
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Illustrations likely for: Harper's weekly: A journal of civilization, September 16, 1865. Published on page 584.
Content: Running head and caption at bottom incomplete.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7555f940-eddf-0132-264b-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1865: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Andersonville prison scenes... Dogs tearing a prisoner. Chain gang and collars. Fighting for bones. Ball & chain. Shot on the dead line for a piece of mouldy cake. Camp Sumpter Andersonville. Sunset at Andersonville" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865-09-16. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76fba770-eddf-0132-cf3b-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Andersonville prison scenes... Dogs tearing a prisoner. Chain gang and collars. Fighting for bones. Ball & chain. Shot on the dead line for a piece of mouldy cake. Camp Sumpter Andersonville. Sunset at Andersonville" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76fba770-eddf-0132-cf3b-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1865-09-16). Andersonville prison scenes... Dogs tearing a prisoner. Chain gang and collars. Fighting for bones. Ball & chain. Shot on the dead line for a piece of mouldy cake. Camp Sumpter Andersonville. Sunset at Andersonville Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76fba770-eddf-0132-cf3b-58d385a7bbd0

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Andersonville prison scenes... Dogs tearing a prisoner. Chain gang and collars. Fighting for bones. Ball & chain. Shot on the dead line for a piece of mouldy cake. Camp Sumpter Andersonville. Sunset at Andersonville