[CIVIL WAR]. CDV collection descended directly in the family of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin featuring portraits of family members and numerous military generals and officers.
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,000 -
2,000
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. CDV collection descended directly in the family of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin featuring portraits of family members and numerous military generals and officers.
3 albums, each approx. 5 1/2 x 7 in. or smaller, containing over 100 CDV portraits of subjects including: Lieutenant William B. Cushing. Boston: J. A. Whipple, 1864. Best known for sinking the CSS Albermarle. -- Lieutenant Church E. Gates, 7th Maine Infantry. Washington, DC: Henry Ulke, n.d. -- General George Frederic Granger, 9th Maine Infantry. Eastport, ME: Loring's Rooms, n.d. -- Rear Admiral Samuel P. Lee, US Navy. Fortress Monroe: Kimberly Bros., n.d. -- Lieutenant Colonel Augustus C. Hamlin (2). Washington, DC: R. W. Addis, n.d. -- General Cyrus Hamlin. N.p., n.d. -- General Charles Hamlin. Washington, DC: Henry Ulke, n.d. -- Hannibal Hamlin. Washington, DC: Whitehurst Gallery, n.d. -- Ellen Hamlin. New York & Washington, DC: Brady, n.d. -- Helene Hamlin. Philadelphia: F. Gutekunst, n.d. -- And numerous others. Condition generally good, with varying degrees of toning, spotting/soiling, and wear to each. Album conditions vary, one with spine fully separated.
Descended Directly in the Family of Hannibal Hamlin
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