1898 Print Fort Sumter American Civil War Shell Charleston Harbor South TSM1 TSC1 INS2C11 zz4100

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This is a 1973 black and white reproduction of a poster that was created in 1895 to advertise Crown Bicycles

Davis was drawn to a painting Weir had purchased for himself

" The original piece was featured in Punch in 1868

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1898 Print Fort Sumter American Civil War Shell Charleston Harbor South TSM1 TSC1 INS2C11 zz4100This is an original 1898 halftone print of Fort Sumter, which illustrated the effect of shot and shell. This structure was named after Revolutionary War hero General Thomas Sumter. The monument was constructed after the War of 1812. The historical landmark is perhaps most famous for where the shots that initiated the American Civil War were fired. Fort Sumter is located at Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. Photography by Anthony and Company of New