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The "Monitor" as She Is - Interior and Exterior 

Seven scenes of the Monitor interior chamber sand exterior structure with portraits of the engineers in the middle

Caption: The "Monitor" as She Is – Interior and Exterior. Sketched by our special artist. 1. [Head-and-shoulders portraits of Lieutenant William Nicholson] Jeffers and [Chief Engineer Alban C.] Stimers; 2. Captain's Cabin; 3. Engine-room; 4. Berth Deck; 5. Interior of the Tower; 6. Turret Machinery; 7. Ready for Action; 8. Wheel House; 9. Ward-room  – (See page 237 [for related story])

Source: Illustration from Harper's Weekly, April 12, 1862, page 236