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for Civil War Soldiers, photographed in New Haven
Civil War Soldiers, photographed in New Haven
Date1861-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount, tintype on lacquered iron plate in cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.8 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.8 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 3/8in. (10.6 x 6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.8 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 3/8in. (10.6 x 6cm) 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, an upholstered chair, a column, and a painted studio backdrop appear in some portraits.
Object number2012.233.175-.191
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: Soldiers are not identified, but are probably from the New Haven area, or at least from somewhere in Connecticut. (Finlay 4/15/2014)On View
Not on view