[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. CDV of Custer as Major General. Washington, DC: John Goldin & Co., 1865.
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[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. CDV of Custer as Major General. Washington, DC: John Goldin & Co., 1865.
2 3/16 x 3 9/16 in. CDV on cardstock mount (minor spotting and a few stray pencil marks with potential minor clipping to bottom edge; light wear and soiling to mount edges and corners). Mount recto inscribed "Maj. Gen. Custer." Verso with photographer's imprint and 2-cent revenue stamp cancelled 27 June 1865.
Custer is featured sitting in a studio chair with fringed detail, wearing his major general's uniform and looking off camera. Image cataloged in Katz (K-68, p. 55).
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