American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

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Lot 8

[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [CIVIL WAR]. Portrait of CSA Lieutenant J. Wallace Comer, 57th Alabama Infantry, with enslaved African American Burrell. Ca 1900.

6 x 8 in. (visible) printed portrait under 10 x 12 in. mat (scattered spotting to print; corner and edge wear to mat). A heavily retouched portrait made ca 1900 after a photograph originally taken in 1864 of J. (John) Wallace Comer (1845-1919) of the 57th Alabama Infantry with his African American body servant, Burrell.

John Wallace Comer was the son of a wealthy planter, and his brother B.B. Comer would later become the governor of Alabama. Comer served as a lieutenant with the 57th Alabama and was wounded in the Battle of Atlanta, with Burrell taking him to safety.

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [CIVIL WAR]. Portrait of CSA Lieutenant J. Wallace Comer, 57th Alabama Infantry, with enslaved African American Burrell. Ca 1900.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [CIVIL WAR]. Portrait of CSA Lieutenant J. Wallace Comer, 57th Alabama Infantry, with enslaved African American Burrell. Ca 1900.

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [CIVIL WAR]. Portrait of CSA Lieutenant J. Wallace Comer, 57th Alabama Infantry, with enslaved African American Burrell. Ca 1900.