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TOGRAPHY.)
Union soldiers.
Sepia
toned albumen photograph of a group of
Union soldiers, including one African-
American, seated in what appears to be an
outdoor “office.” A 1911 print from an
original plate. S t amp s o f Pa t r i o t
Publishing Company and Paramount
Pictures Research Department on the
reverse; some wear, a tiny chip from the
upper right corner, not affecting the
image.
[Kentucky?, circa 1865]
[300/400]
An intriguing photograph, showing a group of ten men, most of them seated in some kind of
makeshift outdoor office. The only one in uniform is seated at a desk of sorts; next to him a black sol-
dier is squatted down, wearing his “kepi” as are two of the remaining white men. It is most probable
that this was a field office, and these men were receiving some sort of official papers—possibly their
discharge [?]; a young man on the far right holds some papers on his lap
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Seated African American
Civil War soldier,
in formal dress; his arm across a thick volume; partial title “. . . ANT’S
TRAVELS.” Ambrotype photograph, 3 x 2
1
/
2
inches, gilt frame, in a contemporary case;
hinge replaced; gilt highlights to his buttons. West, circa late 1860’s-1870’s
[1,000/1,500]
A fine ambrotype of a black soldier, with gilt highlights to his buttons and his watch-chain. Curiously,
the “hashmark” on his right sleeve—indicating a second tour—is not gilt, and might have been added
later. He is seated, and has his arm over a thick tome, the title of which is partially visible and seems
to be a travel narrative. It seems an odd “prop” for a photography studio.
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