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(CIVIL WAR)
Album with 45 cartes-de-visite relating to the
career of Alfred Gibbs, who was a career
officer in the U.S. Army and served as a
brigadier general in the Union Army during
the CivilWar, in addition to family members,
and military, cultural, and academic figures.
Mounted albumen prints, each is captioned,
in a period handwriting, below the window
mount. 8vo, gilt-pictorial cloth, edgewear; all
edges gilt. 1861-1865
[700/1,000]
In addition to portraits of Alfred Gibbs, there are
cdv’s of other military figures, including Burnside,
Henry Morris, Parkinson, as well as images of
Frederick L. Olmstead [sic], Louis Agassiz, and
Herbert Spencer.
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“Dr. Richard Burr, Embalming Surgeon, Army of the James.” Albumen stereograph, on the orange
“Photographic History, The War for the Union” mount, with a printed blue label on mount verso
containing “WarViews,” a caption, inventory number 2530, and E. & H.T.Anthony’s credit. Circa 1865
[900/1,200]
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