[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 2 albumen photographs of Cold Harbor, Virginia, incl. post-battle scene and Charles A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War, at camp. [June 1864].
Sale 960 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 15, 2021
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[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 2 albumen photographs of Cold Harbor, Virginia, incl. post-battle scene and Charles A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War, at camp. [June 1864].
Outdoor portrait of Charles A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War. [Cold Harbor, VA]: N.p., [June 1864].
4 7/16 x 3 in. albumen photograph partially mounted on board (some spotting, light wrinkles). Dana, wearing a hat and knee-high boots, sits with his legs crossed in a campaign chair in front of canvas tents.
[With:] Outdoor image of a post-battle landscape. 4 13/16 x 3 1/16 in. albumen photograph partially mounted on board (toned, somewhat faded to left edge). Several figures are captured laboring along a road, worm fence, and house in the background.
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