Lot comprised of 16 photographs of Civil War Naval officers and warships, including:

6 x 5 in. album containing 10 CDVs of Naval officers, some identified, with most photographed in the United States, but some taken abroad, including examples by Brady/Anthony (New York); Miller & Freeman (Charlestown, MS); M.H. Kimball (New York); Hope (New York); Davis Brothers (Portsmouth); Ingraham Bros. (Northampton, MA); Black & Case (Boston); Courret Hermanos (Lima). Identified subjects include: Samuel F. DuPont. -- George Wallace Melville. -- Edward P. Martin. -- L.W. Ragneer (?), name difficult to discern. Cartes in overall good condition. Most feature some toning and spotting, with wear to mount edges and corners. Some edges trimmed.

[With:] CDV, view of the USS Santee. Boston: J.W. Black. -- 4 x 2 3/4 in. photograph on cardstock mount of the USS Franklin while in Italy, as per notation on verso. Uncredited. -- 3 x 4 in. photograph on cardstock mount, period notation in lower margin, "US Frigate Pensacola off Alexandria 1865," with the ship visible in the distance. Two men stand in the foreground. Uncredited. -- 3 x 4 1/2 in. photograph on cardstock mount, faint penciled notation in lower margin. Consignor notes indicate that the image shows officers of the USS Mendota on the James River in August, 1864. Uncredited (toning to print and mount). -- 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. photograph on cardstock mount, showing officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia. Modern tags affixed to mount verso includes caption and indication that the photo came from the Collection of David Woodbury, one of Mathew Brady's photographers. -- Stereoview, period notation on verso, "Quarters for inspection, USS Ossipee, Norfolk, Va. Nov. 77." Lacking a studio imprint, but penciled notation indicates that the photo was taken by E.H. Hart. Images in overall good condition. Most feature some toning, fading, and light spotting, with wear to mount edges and corners. Some edges trimmed.