The mint at New Orleans, seized by the state – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of The mint at New Orleans, seized by the state brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The mint at New Orleans, seized by the state
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The New Orleans Mint, a federal coinage facility, is the subject here, shown as it appeared after Louisiana state authorities took control of it in late January 1861, a few days after the state voted to secede. The building, a granite Greek Revival structure completed in the late 1830s, was one of the few federal institutions in the South that held large stocks of bullion and coin, which made it a significant prize. *Harper's Weekly* ran this wood engraving in its February 16, 1861 issue, when the seizures of federal property across the Deep South were drawing close attention from northern readers.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 Feb. 16, p. 109. |
| Subjects | Mints--Louisiana--New Orleans--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,224 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-213700 |
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