Examining Recruits for the Navy—A Knotty Problem, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XVIII, January 24, 1874, p. 81)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Recruits for the Navy getting examined. One recruit at the front of the group looks down at his hands as he struggles to tie a knot.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
After
Julian Scott, 1846–1901
Publisher
Harper & Bros., New York, New York, USA
Date
January 24, 1874
Medium
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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