[Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, captured by Union soldiers].

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Title: [Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, captured by Union soldiers].
Date: [ca. 1865]
Notes: Jefferson Davis, accompanied by two women and wearing a dress and bonnet with a bucket over his arm, meets two Union soldiers. One soldier lifts Davis' skirt with a sword, revealing the hoop and men's boots underneath (photograph of a drawing).; Title devised by cataloger.
Names and Subjects: Davis, Jefferson,--1808-1889--Capture and imprisonment.; Photographs shelf.; Presidents--Confederate States of America--1860-1870.; Cross dressing--1860-1870.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Black & Case (Boston, Mass.)--photographer.; United States--Massachusetts--Boston.
Genre: Cartes de visite 1860-1870.; Albumen prints 1860-1870.; Drawings 1860-1870 Reproductions 1860-1870.
ID: 5019
Barcode: B6320838
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (carte de visite format)
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-05-10 16:53:08

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 6222 x 1735
File Size: 439 KB
Record: 5019
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Full citation: "[Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, captured by Union soldiers].". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-5019/wcl005106. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 19, 2025.