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Series V: Photographs, 1880–1950, undated, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Content

This series consists of photographs, both loose and bound. The loose photographs are divided into those that are annotated with either names or dates and those that are not. The photo albums contain four pictures from Matthew Brady's National Portrait Gallery as well as a few photographs taken by E. Anthony. Matthew Brady and E. Anthony were well known photographers during the Civil War. Brady was known for the portraits he took of many famous individuals of the era. The albums also contain other recognizable individuals including Major General John Adams Dix, General E. Wool, U.S. Navy Captain G.B. Wilson, James Fenimore Cooper, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Major Robert Anderson, and Union Army General Winfield Scott Handcock.

Annotated Photographs, 1880–1950, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Unnannotated Photographs, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Large Photographs, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photo Album A, undated

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photo Album B, undated

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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