[CIVIL WAR]. Making Coffee. On the Lines Before Petersburg, Va., 1864. Hartford, CT: The War Photograph & Exposition Co., ca 1864.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
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Live / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Making Coffee. On the Lines Before Petersburg, Va., 1864. Hartford, CT: The War Photograph & Exposition Co., ca 1864.
6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (light toning, wear including paper loss to mount edges and corners). Series imprint, image number, and caption on mount recto. Full image and series descriptions on verso, including: "This view gives a glimpse of the bomb-proofs in which our soldiers tried to live, during the long siege at Petersburg, 1864-1865; the camp-fire and the coffee-kettle look as familiar as in those days of yore."
A group of African American soldiers sits at the mouth of an earthen dwelling, while one man below stands over a pot, presumably making coffee.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from William H. Itoh, collector, historian and retired Foreign Service Officer
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