The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography

Lot comprised of 3 CDVs, including: Seated portrait of Oliver Otis Howard. Portland, ME: T.R. Burnham. -- 2 CDVs of Howard University. Washington, DC: Gardner. Together, 3 CDVs with some light toning, occasional spotting. Some edge and corner wear to mounts.

Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909) was a career US Army officer who lost his right arm while leading his men against Confederate forces at the Battle of Fair Oaks/Seven Pines in June 1862, an action which later earned him the Medal of Honor. Shortly after most of the Southern Armies surrendered, he was put in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau. He got the vote for the former slaves and did all he could to protect their labor and economic situation, but had little real power in his position. He founded Howard University and served as its president 1867-1873.