Hello!
I am looking for help trying to find the original source of this image:
Hampton Roads Naval Museum (http://hamptonroadsnavalmuseum.blogspot.com/2014/11/sesquicentennial-of-sinking.html) captions it only as a 'contemporary illustration' of the USS Atlanta anchored away from the sinking CSS Florida with crew in whaleboat returning after unsuccessful attempts to keep her afloat.
The only other image source I can find is via https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/157410, which is itself both titled and captioned incorrectly.
I have looked through Harper's Weekly from the period, but can only find the issue concerning the capture of the Florida in Brazil, not of its sinking.
Thanks for any help!
I am looking for help trying to find the original source of this image:
Hampton Roads Naval Museum (http://hamptonroadsnavalmuseum.blogspot.com/2014/11/sesquicentennial-of-sinking.html) captions it only as a 'contemporary illustration' of the USS Atlanta anchored away from the sinking CSS Florida with crew in whaleboat returning after unsuccessful attempts to keep her afloat.
The only other image source I can find is via https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/157410, which is itself both titled and captioned incorrectly.
I have looked through Harper's Weekly from the period, but can only find the issue concerning the capture of the Florida in Brazil, not of its sinking.
Thanks for any help!
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