Charleston, U.S.N., from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes by Allen & Ginter

Charleston, U.S.N., from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1895

drawing, print

drawing

amateur sketch

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

ship

print

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Charleston, U.S.N." is a black and white photograph from the "Famous Ships" series created by Allen & Ginter in 1895. It depicts a side view of the USS Charleston, a protected cruiser commissioned in 1889, in the water. The image was created for a series of trading cards that were included in packages of Virginia Brights Cigarettes. The photograph is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.