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Lot 633

[CIVIL WAR]. Approx. 50 CDVs of Civil War generals and political figures.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 - 600
Price Realized
$1,197
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Approx. 50 CDVs of Civil War generals and political figures.

Approx. 50 CDVs of soldiers and civilians, 2 1/4 x 3 5/8 in., or smaller, on cardstock mounts (poor to good condition, some with moderate to heavy soiling, spotting; edge and corner wear to mounts including trimmed edges). 

Highlights include:

CDV of U.S. Grant. Columbus, OH: Griswold & Smith. -- CDV of George H. Thomas. Nashville, TN: Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland. -- CDVs after lithographs/engravings of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, J.S. Wadsworth, Gordon Meade, and Elmer Ellsworth. 

[With:] 17 CDVs or CDV-sized tintypes of unidentified soldiers in uniform, many taken in Ohio. Photographers include J.W. Gould, Carrollton, OH, J.F. Ryder, Cleveland, OH, Frank Ford, Ravenna, OH, J.J. McFadden, Akron, OH, Hartman, Fort Wayne, IN, L. Sabin, Nunda, NY, and Brady, New York. 

Together, approx. 50 CDVs of Civil War soldiers and other personalities of the period.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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