Speed Graphic Camera

About 1940

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Musical Landscape, Jane Wilson, lithograph on BFK paper
Transition, Merritt Mauzey, lithograph
Composite image with vignettes depicting how news was conveyed during the Civil War. Clockwise, from top center: (1) In "Wounded," a woman buries her head in hand after receiving a letter from the front telling her a loved one has been wounded. (2) In "From Richmond," wounded soldiers who have returned home from battle speak to a woman in the street.; (3) "The Newspaper Train" depicts soldiers as they rush to greet a train from which newspapers are being thrown.; (4) Above the title "War News Illustrated," a soldier on horseback blows a bugle.; (5) In "Our Special Artist," Winslow Homer sits atop a barrel turned on its side, sketching Union soldiers in camp.; (6) "News for the Staff" depicts the arrival of a courier with a letter for a commanding officer.; (7) In "For the Fleet," two sailors wait at mail is distributed.
A Windy Ride, Helen Hyde, color woodcut