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The Catalpa the rescuers and the rescued

Description
Image of the ship Catalpa, pictured in the midst of the rescue of the escaped Fenians off the coast of Australia with several ships in pursuit; portraits of the escaped Fenian men and their rescuers (Michael Harrington, Thomas Darragh, James McNally Wilson, John Breslin, Denis Duggan, John King, Thomas Desmond, Thomas Brennan, Captain George Smith Anthony, Thomas Hassett, Martin J. Hogan, and Robert Cranston); portraits, Irish clover and Celtic harps frame central ship image.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1876
Call number
priJLC_MAR_002605
Creator
Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Associated people
Bufford, John Henry, (1810-1870.)
Clapp, David, (1806-1893.)
Cleveland, James A., (1811-)
Davids, Oscur. (1849-1925.)
De Young, M. H. (1806-1889.)
Drew, Clement, (1794 or 1795-1832.)
Gladwin, George. (active 1867-1868.)
Hoogland, William, (1825-1900.)
Kelly, Thos., (1821-1910.)
Magnus, Charles. (1824-approximately 1877.)
Martinet, Alf. (1827-1895.)
Menger, L. R. (1884-1963.)
Otis, Fessenden N. (active 1844-1852.)
Parsons, Charles, (1791-1862.)
Queen, Jas.
Russell, E. N.
Swett, Moses.
Tidd, M. M.,
Todhunter, Francis Augustus,
Wade, William,
Weale, John,
Webber, W.
Weingartner, A.
Wickersham, S.
Associated organizations
A. Hoen & Co.
American Lithographic Co.
Bixler & Corwin.
Britton & Rey.
Century Lith. Co.
Clay, Cosack & Co.
Currier & Ives.
Democrat Print.
Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
F. Sala & Co.
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
George F. Nesbitt & Co.
Gies & Co.
Harper & Brothers.
Hatch Lith. Co.
J.O. Seymour & Co.
Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co.
N. Currier (Firm)
Nagel & Weingärtner.
P.S. Duval & Son.
Palmer & Co. (Lithographer)
Pendleton's Lithography.
Pollock & Doty.
Propeller Power Presses.
Rand McNally and Company.
Strobridge & Co. Lith.
T. Moore's Lithography.
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