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THBCivil War-Period CDV Album Containing Carte of Possible Asian American Officer, Plus
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About Auction
LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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- Lot Description
Album with velvet covers, 4.5 x 5.75 in., containing 28 CDVs, most studio portraits of men, women, and children credited to photographers from New York City, featuring at least three portraits of Civil War soldiers in uniform, including a bust view of an unidentified officer and a studio portrait of an unidentified soldier in uniform, holding his cap and cane in hand, seated next to his wife, each uncredited. The third military view, by Gurney, NYC, shows an officer in full uniform, wearing a McDowell pattern forage cap with infantry insignia, seated with his sword. Although the subject is unidentified, it has been suggested that this may be an Asian American Civil War soldier.
Accompanied by two studio views of young boys wearing military-style outfits, each with backstamp of H.M. Wells, Cambridge, NY, June 1867; uncredited studio view of a young woman wearing an unusual frock coat; and Brady/Anthony portrait of an unidentified man.
Condition ranges from good to near excellent. Some with scattered spotting, others clean. Some with trimmed mount edges. Gurney view of seated soldier with crease in top left corner, corner and edge wear.Condition
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