[Civil War]. A group of Civil War-era CDV albums and post-war reunion badges.

Lot comprised of 2 CDV albums and 17 Civil War veteran badges.

Includes:

6 x 4 3/4 in. album containing 50 CDVs and CDV-sized tintypes of men, women, and children of varying ages, including some military leaders and political personalities of the Civil War period (images overall good, with some toning, occasional soiling, edge and corner wear to mounts). Some subjects are identified in an unknown hand on the album page, and most appear to be from Maine. Identified subjects include: Jefferson Davis (after lithograph/engraving). -- Varina Davis (after lithograph/engraving). -- Henry Ward Beecher. -- Andrew Johnson (after lithograph/engraving). -- Col. John Goddard, 1st Maine Cavalry. -- First Lieut. William Bodfish Dickey, 8th Maine Infantry and 34th US Colored Troops. Beaufort, SC: S.A. Cooley (imprint on verso). Period identification on verso. -- Governor Oliver Morton of Indiana. Indianapolis: Ingraham's Gallery of Art (imprint on verso). -- John Kennedy Esq., Hastings, Dakota Co., Minn. (as inscribed on verso). -- CDVs of "Professor Talcott, Bangor, Me." and "His daughter Fannie." -- Col. Holloway (as identified on album page). No further information discovered about the subject. -- Escne Barlett in Civil War uniform. Period identification on verso. No further information discovered about the subject. -- Gen. George B. McClellan. Washington: Brady. -- And others.

9 x 7 in. album with music box containing 107 CDVs and CDV-sized tintypes of men, women, and children of varying ages, including some beautifully posed portraits, some identified in a period hand on the album page (images overall good, with some toning, occasional soiling, edge and corner wear, some were removed by previous owner; music box component no longer functions). Studio imprints indicate that the subjects come from New England. Photographers/studios include: O'Neil & Kidder (Northampton, Mass.); Taylor & Knowlton (Greenfield, Mass.); S.C. Dustin (Keene, NH); and Gillmore (Brattleboro, Vt.). Identified family names include Fletcher, Marvel, Stearns, Butler, Pierce, Nourse, Lovering, and Lock, among others. An image of James Fiske is also enclosed.

15 x 11 in. display case containing 17 badges issued to Civil War veterans in Illinois, ca 1890s-early 1900s (wear consistent with age and use, not examined outside case).

Together, 2 CDV albums containing more than 150 cartes de visite, and 17 post-Civil War veteran badges.

This lot is located in Chicago.

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[Civil War]. A group of Civil War-era CDV albums and post-war reunion badges.

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