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Image Not Available for Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Norwich
Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Norwich
Image Not Available for Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Norwich

Civil War Soldiers, photographed in Norwich

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)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view