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Winslow Homer|Harper's Weekly|Harper & Brothers|Anonymous, American, 19th century

The War – Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover)

June 29, 1861
Wood engraving
27.6 × 23.5 cm (10.9 × 9.3 in)

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