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Lieutenant 2nd Virginia Calvary Walter Christopher
Lieutenant 2nd Virginia Calvary Walter Christopher
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Lieutenant 2nd Virginia Calvary Walter Christopher

Permanent ID:
5493
Date:
1862
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a man with a full beard and mustache wearing a jacket, vest and thin tie, with color applied to his cheeks. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with a geometric design, with red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(ink on paper): Herbert W .Gulager / May 26, 1934 (Enclosed item)

(ink on paper): LIEUT. / 2ND VIRGINIA CAVERLY. (sic) / 1862 / WALTER CHRISTOPHER. / BORN. DEC 13TH 1835 / DIED. JAN 7TH 1897 (Enclosed item)
Format:
Ambrotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 6.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 1/2 in (image)
Width: 6.1 cm, Height: 7.4 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 2 15/32 in, Height: 2 29/32 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Christopher, Walter (depicted)
Gulager, Herbert W. (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Ambrotype [sh85004169]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Photography, Military [sh85101291]
Photography--United States--History [sh2010106288]