View of the Navy Yard, Memphis, Tennessee, from the Arkansas Shore.

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  SKU: 94256

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• PUBLISHER: Published in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion.

• MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

  DATE: Circa 1854.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 1/2 x 9 3/8" (14 x 23.7 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: View of the Navy Yard, Memphis, Tennessee, from the Arkansas Shore is a wood engraving published in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion around 1854. The image depicts the bustling Memphis Navy Yard along the Mississippi River, showing ships and dockside activity. The engraving highlights the importance of Memphis as a key river port and military hub before the Civil War, offering a snapshot of 19th-century industrial life and naval preparations in the region.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Texas & Tennessee