[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate copy tintype of a fully equipped infantry private with military backdrop.

Sixth plate copy tintype of a fully equipped federal infantry private with intense gaze, posed before a painted military backdrop.

Sixth plate copy tintype portrait of a fully equipped federal infantry private armed with a belt knife, musket, and bayonet. (Significant surface scratches/crackling that becomes very visible in raking light, minor spotting to image, spotting to preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear). The subject wears a 4-button sack coat and leather accoutrements, and poses in front of a painted backdrop featuring mountains, tents, and part of an American flag. The mat from the original image is visible.

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[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate copy tintype of a fully equipped infantry private with military backdrop.

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