Collection SCA83-GA53 - Photograph collection.

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Photograph collection.

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SCA83-GA53

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  • [186-?]-[19--?] (Creation)

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169 photographs : b&w and col. albumen prints ; 12 x 19 cm or smaller
2 albums ; 15 x 20 x 7 cm

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Collection consists of 169 19th century American photographs. Included are 115 carte-de-visites, 40 cabinet portraits, 2 albums, 11 miscellaneous photographs and 1 envelope of miscellaneous business and greeting cards.

Most are albumen type photographs depicting various people including infants, children, and adults. The photographs come from various studios across the United States though the majority come from studios in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Illinois. The photographs, since rehoused, were originally housed in two albums decorated with an intricate relief on the cover and a metal clasp lock.

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The photographs vary in size, but many of are 1 x 1 cm and mounted on card.

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Obtained as part of Verbeke collection which was purchased in 1969.

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  • English

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Reference scans of album available.

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GA53-166_49: Card titled "Our Peace Commissioners" featuring portraits of nine United States Civil War Union Army Major Generals.

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GA53-166_52: Print portrait drawings of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln.

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Revised by PH in October 2018.
Reviewed by DR November 2018.

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