Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.161 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.159 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.157 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.160 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.158 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Norwich

PhotographerPhotographed by William H. Jennings American

PhotographerPhotographed by Lucius Thompson American

PhotographerPhotographed by Nelson B. Vars American, active 1856 - 1869

PhotographerPhotographed by Joseph Weekes American, born 1829

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 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm) or smaller

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection

DescriptionFull-length and half-length portraits of men wearing military uniforms. Some men have beards and mustaches. Most are seated, some with one elbow resting on a table covered with a tablecloth.. One man is standing with his cap resting on the high base of a fluted column. Drapery and/or tassels appear in some photographs.

Object number2012.233.157-.161

InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: None of the men are identified, but most were probably from the Norwich area. All of the photographs were taken by Norwich photographers. (Finlay 5/19/2012)

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