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Creator:
Porter, Horace, 1837–1921
Title(s):
West Point life : a poem / read before the Dialectic Society of the United States Military Academy ; illustrated with pen and ink sketches, by a cadet ; to which is added the song, "Benny Havens, oh!"
Published/Created:
New York : D. Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway, 1866.
Physical Description:
[1], 37 leaves, [22] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
U410.L3 P67 1866
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Poem attributed to Horace Porter.
Illustrations attributted to C.W. Whipple.
The poem was published in 1859? without illustrations
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original purple cloth, blind-stamped with title in gilt on front cover.
Subject Terms:
Humorous poetry, American.
United States Military Academy -- Anecdotes
United States Military Academy -- Caricatures and cartoons.
United States Military Academy -- Poetry.
Form/Genre:
Poems -- 1866.
Lithographs -- 1866.
Contributors:
Whipple, Charles William, 1838 or 1839-1916, illustrator.
Van Nostrand, David, 1811-1886, publisher.
United States Military Academy. Dialectic Society.
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