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Title: Washington firing the first gun [i.e. cannon] at the siege of Yorktown.
Image ID: 808848
Image ID 808848
Creators: Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911, artist
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 9 x 16 cm. (3 1/2 x 6 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- 1700-1799
Periodical Illustrations
Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781
Campaigns & Battles -- Virginia -- Yorktown -- 1780-1789
Cannons -- Virginia -- Yorktown -- 1780-1789
Soldiers -- Virginia -- Yorktown -- 1780-1789
Date Depicted: 1781
Notes: Written on mount: "American & French officers to left behind gun [i.e. cannon]."
Date Published: 1880-1889
Barcode Number: 33333159314133
Struc ID: 579534
Source: Harper's magazine.   View All images from Source
In Folder: American history -- 1780s-1790s   View All images from Folder

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