Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Wreck of Tennessee [near Point Bonita, California]
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creator Name:
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McMurtrie, William Birch (1816-1872), American, artist
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Title:
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Wreck of Tennessee [near Point Bonita, California]
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Date:
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[1850-1855]
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Materials:
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drawing on paper: pencil
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Dimensions:
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18.1 x 27.3 cm.
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Current Location:
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Bancroft Library.
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Address:
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Berkeley, California 94720-6000
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Object ID:
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BANC PIC 1963.002:1300:18--ALB
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Subject:
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- California, Northern
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
- Waterfronts
- Drawings
- Landscapes
- Travel sketches
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Content/Description:
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Notes:
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Coastline from sea; slopes rise steeply from water; flag (or tent?) on small outcropping. Possibly Tennessee Cove where the Tennessee (ship) ran aground.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
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Notes:
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Handwritten title (LC). Handwritten (ML, on hill): red.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/tf0489n9j9
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