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Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.156 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Middletown
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.156 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Middletown

PhotographerPhotographed by Bundy & Williams American, 1887 - 1889
DatePossibly 1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 x 2 1/2in. (10.5 x 6.4cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionIdentical full-length portraits of three men wearing military uniforms. Each man is standing, with his right hand resting on the back of a chair. Drapery is in the left background. A patterned carpet or floorcloth is on the floor. Two men have beards and mustaches. One man is a private, another a sergeant, and the third a master sergeant.
Object number2012.233.154-.156
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The soldiers' indentities are not known, but it is likely they were from the Middletown area since all three photographs were taken by the same Middletown photographer. (Finlay 5/17/2012)
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