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Capture of New Orleans, Farragut passing the forts by night

Description: Image of the American Civil War naval battle which led to the Union capture of New Orleans, Louisiana, under the command of David G. Farragut in 1862; several ships and ironclads face off amidst explosions and smoke.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1886
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002017
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last Collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Battle of Mobile Bay, passing Fort Morgan and the torpedoes

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Image of the American Civil War naval Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864; Union forces under the command of Admiral David G. Farragut face off against Confederate ships and forts amidst explosions and smoke.

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Siege and capture of Vicksburg, Miss. July 4th 1863

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Image of Union troops charging a Confederate fort amid explosions and enemy fire as part of the siege and capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Confederate and Union flags visible amidst the fray.

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Washington

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Image of a full-length portrait of General George Washington in military uniform standing with glove in hand on the edge of a battlefield; battle scene from the American Revolutionary War in background with British soldiers fighting American militia on foot and on horseback amidst explosions and billowing smoke.

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Battle near Orleans

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Image of the Battle of Orleans, France, in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War; hundreds of German and Bavarian-French soldiers clash on the battlefield under Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (at left) and General Charles-Denis Bourbaki of France (center); artillery and cannons, mounted soldiers, and men with rifles and bayonets attack; dead, wounded, smoke and explosions visible throughout scene.

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The battle of Manila

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Image of the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898; American ships led by Rear Admiral George Dewey are shown firing on Spanish war ships; explosions and smoke partially obscure the view; bust-length portrait of Dewey in military uniform at bottom left.

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[Admiral Farragut in ship's rigging holding a spyglass]

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Image of Union Admiral David Farragut standing up in the rigging of a ship with spyglass in hand during the Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864.

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Capture of New Orleans, Farragut passing the forts by night

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