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NH 59351 "The Approach of the British Pirate 'Alabama'."

Photo #: NH 59351 "The Approach of the British Pirate 'Alabama'."
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Title: "The Approach of the British Pirate 'Alabama'."
Description: Photo #: NH 59351 The Approach of the British Pirate 'Alabama'. Line engraving after a drawing by Homer, published in Harper's Weekly, Volume VII, January-June 1863, page 268, depicting an anxious scene aboard a merchant ship as the Confederate cruiser Alabama comes up. This may represent the capture of the California mail steamer Ariel off Cuba on 7 December 1862, as there were many ladies among the prize ship's passengers. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59351
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