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|a Gems of the Sea Hand-Drawn Cover Page |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Gems of the Sea (Potter). |
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|a A hand-drawn cover page made using ink and watercolors depicting Fort Jefferson from the sea with a waving Civil War soldier carrying the U.S. flag on the left side, and depiction of President George Washington holding a sabre in his left hand while stretching out his right in a sign of friendship. At the top of the page is a drawn image of an eagle with wings outstretched and head bowed, and carrying in its beak a banner with the phrase "our bird is in mourning." This album illustrates the convergence of history and biology so rarely seen in a single artifact. The date of April 15, 1865 was the day President Abraham Lincoln died after having been shot by John Wilkes Booth the previous day. That image, together with the other patriotic drawings, speaks to a difficult time in the United States’ history, and the depth of sorrow felt by Americans following Lincoln’s assassination. |
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|a No copyright – United States |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |c Dry Tortugas National Park Archives, |d 2020. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Dry Tortugas National Park Archives. |
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|a Botanical specimens--Collection and preservation. |
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|a Florida--Fort Jefferson. |
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|a Potter, Alfred J.. |4 com |
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|t Gems of the Sea (Potter) Full Album |
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|a Dry Tortugas National Park Historic Documents. |
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|a dpSobek |c Dry Tortugas National Park Historic Documents |
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|u http://dpanther.fiu.edu/sobek/FIDT000001/00003 |y Click here for full text |
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|3 Related item |u http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FIDT000001/00098 |y Gems of the Sea (Potter) Full Album |
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