C.S.S. Alabama Burns Brilliante

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October 1862. Reportedly with $93,000 worth of wheat and flour on board. This event made the cover of the November 1, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly.

• Title: The Alabama (290) & the Brilliante
• Creator(s): Perkins, Granville, 1830-1895, artist
• Date Created/Published: [1862 ca. October 18]
• Medium: 1 drawing on cream paper : pencil and black ink wash ; 18.8 x 27.1 cm. (sheet).
• Summary: Broadside view of steam frigate in foreground, broadside view of ship on fire in background.
• Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-22823 (digital file from original item) LC-USZC4-11456 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-14103 (b&w film copy neg.)
• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
• Call Number: DRWG/US - Perkins, no. 1 (A size) [P&P]
• Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA