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Will Crawford

1933

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Black and white image of trunk and arms of a person wearing workman's overalls standing amid sandy soil background. The individual holds a metal bucket filled with seeds in gloved left hand, while reaching bare right hand into bucket.
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.
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