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Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2007.
Launch of the United States Steam Corvette "Richmond" at Norfolk, Virginia on January 26, 1860
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2007.
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2007.

Launch of the United States Steam Corvette "Richmond" at Norfolk, Virginia on January 26, 1860

CultureAmerican
DateFebruary 11, 1860
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (24.8 x 31.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number74.0.22
Not on view
DescriptionIllustrated page 80 of Harper's Weekly depicting the launch of a steam ship in Norfolk.