[CUSTER, George Armstrong]. HOLYLAND, Jonathan, photographer. Unpublished CDV of George A. Custer in civilian clothing. Washington, DC. Ca 1863-65.

2 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. CDV on cardstock mount (soiling, toning, wear to edges and corners). Verso bears Holyland's imprint featuring his 250 Pennsylvania Ave. studio address and modern pencil identification of Custer.

Vignetted bust portrait of a long-haired George A. Custer wearing civilian clothing. This view is unpublished in Katz and no other example of this sitting could be located.

John Holyland's studio at 250 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC was purchased for him by his father in the early 1860s. Some time in 1865, Holyland sold the DC studio to return to Baltimore, where he had learned photography under John H. Young.

A CDV featuring a vignetted bust portrait of a young Elizabeth Custer with the same Holyland backmark was sold at Heritage Auctions in 2014. It is possible the couple sat for these individual portraits at Holyland's studio at the same time.

Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

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[CUSTER, George Armstrong]. HOLYLAND, Jonathan, photographer. Unpublished CDV of George A. Custer in civilian clothing. Washington, DC. Ca 1863-65.

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