[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate hand-colored ambrotype portrait of a New York State Militiaman, possibly 79th NYSM, by Abraham D. HOPPER, New York, NY. Ca 1857-60.
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024
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[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate hand-colored ambrotype portrait of a New York State Militiaman, possibly 79th NYSM, by Abraham D. HOPPER, New York, NY. Ca 1857-60.
Sixth plate ambrotype seated portrait of a militiaman wearing what appears to be a state jacket with red piping and a forage cap. Housed in a pressed paper case with velvet pad stamped with A. D. Hopper's 228 1/2 Bleeker Street address.
The 79th New York State Militia wore jackets with red collar and sleeve piping similar to what is worn by the soldier in this photograph as part of their 1858-1861 dress uniform. This is likely a pre-war image of an enlisted man in that regiment.
The 79th New York State Militia wore jackets with red collar and sleeve piping similar to what is worn by the soldier in this photograph as part of their 1858-1861 dress uniform. This is likely a pre-war image of an enlisted man in that regiment.
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