Civil War veterans portrait albums
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Abstract
The Civil War veterans portrait albums date from circa 1863 to 1869 and contain 132 items. The albums consist of cartes-de-visite portraits and illustrations of Civil War veterans and notable individuals in early American history. Some portrait subjects are identified in the album; a partial name index is also included in the second volume.
Scope and Contents
The Civil War veterans portrait albums date from circa 1863 to 1869 and contain 132 items. The albums consist of cartes-de-visite portraits and illustrations of Civil War veterans and notable individuals in early American history. Some portrait subjects are identified in the album; a partial name index is also included in the second volume.
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Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
All items in this collection have entered the public domain. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Civil War veterans portrait albums, ARC.214, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. William W. McChesney, date unknown.
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Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library.
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Processing Information
Fully processed to the item level. This collection combines two accessions: V1981.005 and V1981.006. Albums rehoused by John Zarrillo in August 2016.
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