"The Schuylkill Navy," Philadelphia Boating Regatta, Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, August 26, 1865, artist's impression

Scanned by

Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/31/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 29, 2015.

Depicted ContentIn Philadelphia, the city's boat clubs, "the Schuylkill Navy," hold their first regatta since the outbreak of the Civil War

Image type

engraving

Original caption

The first review and regatta of the Schuylkill Navy, since the war, on the Schuylkill River, opposite Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, August 26, - From a sketch by F.H. Schell.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 16, 1865, p. 408.