[CIVIL WAR] - [MORGAN, JOHN HUNT (1825-1864)]. Trio of CDVs of CSA Brigadier General Morgan, comprising:
Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$400
Sold for $281
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR] - [MORGAN, JOHN HUNT (1825-1864)]. Trio of CDVs of CSA Brigadier General Morgan, comprising:
Vignetted bust portrait of Morgan in uniform as brigadier general. New Orleans: John Weiss' Photographic Gallery, n.d., [ca 1862-1864]. (Toning, spotting, light ripping/loss to image to left of subject's head and around subject's arm). Pencil identification on image, photographer's imprint on paper label affixed to verso. -- Vignetted bust portrait of a young Morgan wearing a dark double-breasted frock coat with shoulder straps. New York: E. Anthony, 1862. (Light toning, heavy spotting throughout). captioned "Col. John H. Morgan / The Marion of the South" on mount recto. Copyright information printed on mount recto, modern penciled identification on verso. -- Vignetted bust engraving of Morgan wearing a wide-brimmed hat and full mustache and goatee. N.p.: n.p, n.d. (Light spotting and soiling, with few punctures to image and clipped upper edge). Identified in print on mount recto, "John Morgan." -- Together, 3 cartes de visite, each approx. 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. or smaller, on cardstock mounts.
[With:] Harper's Weekly. Vol. VIII, No. 404. New York, 24 September 1864. 11 x 15 3/4 in., 2pp. Disbound (scattered spotting, wear to edges and corners; front page only included).
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