Union soldier with pistol and sword.

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Title: Union soldier with pistol and sword.
Date: [approximately 1861 to 1862]
Notes: Half-length portrait of a young Union soldier in uniform wearing a kepi and holding a pistol and sword. Light hand coloring.; Case: lacking front cover, pressed paper with geometric pattern and hook-and-eye lock, Holmes, Booth & Hayden oval mat.; Mat stamped: The Union Now And Forever.; Contemporary label unrelated to image found affixed to verso of image plate for structural support: Benzine A.H. Taggart Durand Michigan.; Title devised by cataloger.
Names and Subjects: David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography.; Photographs shelf.; Daggers & swords--1860-1870.; Handguns--1860-1870.; Hats--1860-1870.; Men--Union--1860-1870.; Military uniforms--Union--1860-1870.; Soldiers--Union--1860-1870.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre: Photograph cases 1860-1870.; Portrait photographs 1860-1870.; Tintypes 1860-1870.
ID: 8945
Barcode: B10883824
Physical Description: 1 photograph : tintype, partially-hand colored ; plate 62 x 50 mm. (ninth plate format)
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2019-10-21 09:56:40

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 4127 x 8904
File Size: 988 KB
Record: 8945
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-8945/wcl009020

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