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Album of Carte de Visite portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen

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Title
Album of Carte de Visite portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen
Additional title: CDV portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen
Names
Philp & Solomons (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1860 - 1869
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY 05-3315
Topics
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
Genres
Photographs
Photograph albums
Portraits
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Extent: 84 photographic prints
Extent: Photograph album with CDV portraits. Brown leather exterior with gilt edges. Brass hinges on right edge. Photographs inserted in cut-out panels, mostly two per leaf. First few pages are disbound. Many subjects identified in ms on mounts. Fair condition overall. Cover is detached; spine is loose but intact. Pages are yellowed with dirt smudges and stains throughout. Most photographs are in fair condition overall; most reveal the effects of oxidation through fading and discoloration, in addition to some foxing in isolated areas.; Overall: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (15.5 x 23.5 x 6 cm)
Description
Studio portraits of Union Army generals, officers and dignitaries including Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott, George Armstrong Custer, and William Tecumseh Sherman.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS Object Number: MFY 05-3315
TMS ID: 14175
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8773080-ffc1-0131-a1cf-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Album of Carte de Visite portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1869. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a1c5e50-32eb-0132-fcc5-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Album of Carte de Visite portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a1c5e50-32eb-0132-fcc5-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1869). Album of Carte de Visite portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a1c5e50-32eb-0132-fcc5-58d385a7bbd0

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Album of Carte de Visite portraits of Union Army officers and statesmen