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Lot 14
Sale 926 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Aug 20, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$438
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype of Union bandsman with horn, posed in front of Benton Barracks studio backdrop. [St. Louis, Missouri]: n.p., [1860s].
Sixth plate tintype (a touch dark, strong clarity and contrast.) Housed in full pressed paper case (reinforced at hinge).
A full-standing view of an army bandsman placing his hand on the bell of his instrument. The subject stands in front of a stylized patriotic backdrop, possibly Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri.