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Burning of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, January 24, 1865 / sketched by Philip Wharton.

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Burning of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, January 24, 1865 / sketched by Philip Wharton.

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Wood engraving showing the Smithsonian Institution engulfed in flames.
Wood engraving after Philip Wharton.
Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Feb. 11, 1865, p. 94.
Reference copy filed in LOT 4386-48.

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01/01/1865
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Wharton, Philip, artist
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States38.90719, -77.03687
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