[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 7 cased images, incl. possible Civil War veteran Joseph H. Eakin, 32nd OVI.
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 30, 2023
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$250 -
350
Price Realized
$221
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 7 cased images, incl. possible Civil War veteran Joseph H. Eakin, 32nd OVI.
Ninth plate ambrotype portrait of a man with a mustache tentatively identified as Sergeant Joseph H. Eakin of Company A, 32nd OVI in modern inscription on paper label included with image. (Image rather crisp, with some minor surface blemishes/imperfections; unsealed.) Housed in a Union case with patriotic motif. -- A pair of ninth plate portraits including a ruby ambrotype of a man with long hair and a tintype of a mother holding a baby. (Images with minor imperfections; unsealed.) Housed together in a book-style case with mother-of-pearl inlay (missing closure clasp, surface wear throughout). -- And 5 others, including one sixth plate daguerreotype, 2 sixth plate ambrotypes, one ninth plate ambrotype, and one ninth plate tintype. Conditions vary, but most fair to good. -- Together, 7 assorted portraits.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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