Raising the Flag May 1861 by Louis N. Rosenthal Calendar

Title: Raising the flag May 1861 / from the original picture by Winner ; engrd. by L.N. Rosenthal [...]. Creator(s): Rosenthal, L. N. (Louis N.), lithographer Related Names: Winner, William , artist Date Created/Published: [Philadelphia] : [Published by Charles Desilver], book & map publisher, 1229 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, c1864. Medium: 1 print : lithograph printed in colours ; image 57.8 x 68.6 cm. Summary: A patriotic print dedicated by the publisher to the "Defenders of the Union." At left, Union troops march towards the U.S. Capitol. An officer on a spirited white horse brings up the rear. In the left middleground is Clark Mills's equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson. In the foreground a group of Union patriots, including women, children, soldiers, and sailors, gather round a flagpole on which an American flag has just been raised. Directly behind the flag is an equestrian statue of George Washington (also by Clark Mills). Soldiers, waving their hats and cheering, enter from the right, led by two drummer boys. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02546 (digital file from original print) LC-USZC4-4994 (colour film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-13344 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: PGA - Rosenthal (L.N.)--Raising the flag... (D size) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003689290/