[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 7 unidentified Naval officers, 6 with western Brown Water Navy back marks, comprising:
Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 7 unidentified Naval officers, 6 with western Brown Water Navy back marks, comprising:
HUGHES & LAKIN, photographers. Studio portrait of a sword-carrying officer with the rank of master. Natchez, MS, n.d. Imprint to verso. Collector's notation on verso reads, "Vicksburg association with (from) Taylor's (IL.) Battery Album." -- WINDER, photographer. Vignetted studio portrait of a young officer without visible rank. Cincinnati, OH, n.d. Imprint to verso. -- McPHERSON & OLIVER, photographers. Vignetted studio portrait of an ensign. New Orleans, n.d. Imprint to verso with partial 2-cent orange revenue stamp. -- BALCH, H.A., photographer. Studio portrait of a sword-armed 2nd assistant engineer (1864 regulations). Memphis, n.d. Imprint to verso. -- CLARK, photographer. Studio portrait of an older officer wearing an unadorned open frock coat, leaning on his sword. New Orleans, n.d. Imprint on recto of orange mount. On verso in period pencil is an enticing annotation with the name and/or rank deliberately erased, "Com(ander)/of mosquito fleet/1862." -- JACOBS, Alfred W., photographer. Sword-armed junior officer without insignia, indicating a midshipman. Brooklyn, NY, n.d. Imprint to verso. -- MANSFIELD, photographer. Studio portrait of a youthful officer, probably a shipped or rated master's mate which, according to 1862, 64 regulations, were not prescribed any rank insignia. St. Louis, MO, n.d. Imprint to verso. -- Together, 7 CDVs, generally in very good condition. Some mounts with rounded corners.
The Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection
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