The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Golden Gate burned at sea July 27, 1862 The United States Infantry burning the house of the Rebel Ruffin under the guns of the United States gun-boat Mahaska" / sketched by an officer of the "Mahaska."" – Antique Wall Art
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This historic photograph of The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Golden Gate burned at sea July 27, 1862 The United States Infantry burning the house of the Rebel Ruffin under the guns of the United States gun-boat Mahaska" / sketched by an officer of the "Mahaska."" brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Golden Gate burned at sea July 27, 1862 The United States Infantry burning the house of the Rebel Ruffin under the guns of the United States gun-boat Mahaska" / sketched by an officer of the "Mahaska.""
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Rather than a Caribbean scene, this stereograph reproduces a Civil War sketch drawn by an officer aboard the Union gunboat *Mahaska*, showing infantry burning the house of a Confederate named Ruffin under the gunboat's guns. The title also records the loss of the Pacific Mail steamer *Golden Gate* by fire at sea in July 1862, an event that drew wide notice. Underwood & Underwood, the New York firm that issued the card around 1903, made stereo views for sale to households and schools, so this is a later photographic copy of an earlier drawing, not an eyewitness photograph. The Cuba heading does not match the content, so the title is the better guide to the subject.
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
|---|---|
| Notes | New York, N.Y. : Underwood & Underwood, c1903. |
| Subjects | H32518 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-201426 |
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