Series I: Small Format

Series I consists of 109 small glass negatives, measuring 3 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches, a glass transparency and an ambrotype. All of the images in this series are portraits of individuals or small groups in a formal studio setting. The variety of individuals and the similarity in formal backgrounds indicate these were professional posed portraits; they are presumed to be Cathan's negatives from his studio work. No dates are available for these images. The images of soldiers numbered 50-52 have some form of identification scratched into the emulsion; these names, as written, are: Lieut. Holton, C.R. Mills, and Albert Mennifield. The remainder of the portraits are of unidentified men, women, children, and soldiers in uniform.