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Cannonball and Storage Box, CSS Alabama

Cannon ball surrounded by a square wooden box. The bottom section of the box is located on the left side of the cannon ball and the top section of the box is located on the right side of the cannon ball. The cannon ball is resting on a circular wooden piece.
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Title: CSS Alabama Cannon Ball and Storage Box
Caption: Post-conservation photograph of a cannon ball and storage box recovered from the wreck of CSS Alabama
Description: The cannon ball was recovered in its accompanying wooden storage box from the wreck site of the Confederate privateer CSS Alabama off the coast of France. The artifacts were conserved at Warren Lasch Conservation Lab (WLCC) located in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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  • Civil War 1861-1865
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