New Hampshire carte-de-visite album, [ca. 1865]

University of Michigan William L. Clements Library

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Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

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Creator:: Anonymous
Abstract:: The New Hampshire carte-de-visite album contains photographic portraits of unidentified individuals and lithographic portraits of prominent Union Army officers, and President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
Extent:: 1 volume
Language:: English
Sponsor:: Frederick P. Currier Collection
Authors:: Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, June 2013

Scope and Content:: The New Hampshire carte-de-visite album (15cm x 12cm) contains 20 studio portraits of unidentified individuals and 8 lithographs of famous individuals. The photographs show men, women, children, and infants -- one, Louize M. Rollins [sic], is identified. The lithographs are portraits of Union officers Elmer Ellsworth (2 items), William Rosecrans, Samuel Francis Du Pont, Ulysses S. Grant, and George Meade, and of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. The volume's brown leather cover has a geometric design in relief, with additional floral designs stamped in gold, and two metal clasps.
Biographical / Historical:: The carte-de-visite photographs in this album were taken in locations in New Hampshire and Washington, D.C.
Acquisition Information:: Donated by Frederick P. Currier, 1997. F-443.a.16 .
Processing information:: Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)