[CIVIL WAR]. GARDNER, Alexander, photographer. Albumen photograph of cavalry trooper with horses.
Sale 960 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 15, 2021
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Live / Cincinnati
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$469
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. GARDNER, Alexander, photographer. Albumen photograph of cavalry trooper with horses.
6 x 5 3/8 in. albumen photograph on 9 x 12 in. cardstock mount (image with some toning and discoloration, mount with heavy splotching and minor wear to edges and corners). Gardner credit on verso along with penciled identification: "Capt Baches[?] horses." A cavalry trooper stands holding the reins of two horses, one fitted with a McClellan saddle. The subject wears an 1851 enlisted belt plate, cavalry saber belt, standard mounted services jacket, and 1858 forage cap.
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