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for Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Hartford
Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Hartford
Date1861-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 1/2in. (10.2 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 1/2in. (10.2 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionFull-length, three-quarter length, and half-length portraits of men wearing military uniforms. Some have beards or mustaches. Some are seated with their elbows resting on tables covered with tablecloths. Some wear or hold caps. Drapery, a balustrade, and a painted studio backdrop appear in some portraits.
Object number2012.233.162-.174
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: The identity of the men is not known, but they probably lived in the Hartford area; all of the photographs were taken by Hartford photographers. (Finlay 5/19/2012)On View
Not on view