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Lithograph Portrait Of Zachary Taylor Sep 2022

Lithograph Portrait Of Zachary Taylor

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The CDV-sized lithograph features a portrait of Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States. It is one of seven in a set of CDV-sized portraits of U. S. Presidents.

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Lithograph Portrait Of William Henry Harrison Sep 2022

Lithograph Portrait Of William Henry Harrison

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The CDV-sized lithograph features a portrait of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States. It is one of seven in a set of CDV-sized portraits of U. S. Presidents.

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Portrait Of James Murray Mason Sep 2022

Portrait Of James Murray Mason

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The CDV-sized engraving features a portrait of James Murray Mason, Commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom. Mason was on of the two Confederate diplomats captured on a British ship during the Trent Affair.

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Engraved Portrait Of John Brown Sep 2022

Engraved Portrait Of John Brown

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The carte de visite-sized engraving features a bearded portrait of John Brown, an American abolitionist.

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Portrait Of James Murray Mason, L. Prang And Co. Sep 2022

Portrait Of James Murray Mason, L. Prang And Co.

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The CDV-sized lithograph features an oval portrait of James Murray Mason, Commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom. Mason was on of the two Confederate diplomats captured on a British ship during the Trent Affair.

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Vignette Portrait Of George Washington Sep 2022

Vignette Portrait Of George Washington

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The CDV-sized lithograph features a vignette portrait of George Washington.

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Jeff. Davis Boast Fullfilled, L. Prang And Co. Sep 2022

Jeff. Davis Boast Fullfilled, L. Prang And Co.

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The CDV-sized cartoon depicts three women fitting Jefferson Davis in a dress. Davis stands wearing a hoop skirt and holds a knife in his proper right hand.

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The New Picture Of The Eagle., Dunlop, Sewell, And Spalding Sep 2022

The New Picture Of The Eagle., Dunlop, Sewell, And Spalding

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The CDV-sized chromolithograph features an image of Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. The image depicts Old Abe perched atop a patriotic shield. Each corner of the card has been trimmed at a diagonal.

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The Great Surrender, Edward Anthony Sep 2022

The Great Surrender, Edward Anthony

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The CDV features an image depicting the Trent Affair, a Civil War-era incident where the U.S. Navy illegally captured two Confederate diplomats, James Murray Mason and John Slidell, from a British Ship. In the image, Mason and Slidell are pictured on a ship. To the left, John Russell stands on land with his proper left foot resting on a lion's back. He rips a piece of paper in his hands. To the right, William H. Seward stands on land and gestures to the ship. Jefferson Davis is pictured in the background.

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Emancipation Sep 2022

Emancipation

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The CDV features a photograph of an engraving or painting. It depicts Columbia holding a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. To her proper right, an African-American man kneels holding an American Flag. To Columbia's proper left, and African-American woman kneels with her arms crossed at her chest.

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Angel Of Peace, E. And H. T. Anthony Sep 2022

Angel Of Peace, E. And H. T. Anthony

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The Civil-War era carte de visite features a photograph of a cartoon depicting Clement L. Vallandingham, an anti-war Democrat during the United States Civil War, as an angel of peace. In the cartoon, Vallandingham's face has been mounted to a demon-like body. A snake is pictured at the figure's feet with the word "COPPERHEAD" inscribed on its body. On the CDV's back, a blue two-cent Washington stamp is affixed.

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Brutal Attack On Helpless Women By The U. S. Governt. Sep 2022

Brutal Attack On Helpless Women By The U. S. Governt.

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The carte de visite depicts two Union soldiers capturing Jefferson Davis and another figure, both dressed in women's clothing. Davis is at the forefront of the cartoon and stands on his proper left leg and holds a knife in his proper right hand.

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The Reliable Gentleman, E. And H. T. Anthony Sep 2022

The Reliable Gentleman, E. And H. T. Anthony

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The Civil War-era carte de visite features a photograph of a cartoon depicting James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald. In the cartoon, Bennett holds an umbrella beneath his proper right arm. In his hands he holds a newspaper. On the CDV's back, a blue two-cent Washington stamp is affixed.

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Atlantic House, Newport, F. Kindler Sep 2022

Atlantic House, Newport, F. Kindler

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The carte de visite features a photograph of the Atlantic House in Newport, Rhode Island, the site of U .S. Naval Academy during Civil War.

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Foraging Sep 2022

Foraging

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The Civil War-era carte de visite features a photograph of print depicting an outdoor scene. In the scene, a man is pictured seated on a rock fishing beside a body of water. A dog is shown on the ground below.

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Washington And Family, George Stinson And Co. Sep 2022

Washington And Family, George Stinson And Co.

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The CDV features a photograph of a portrait of George Washington and his family. In the portrait, Washington is seated in a chair. Martha, his wife and first First Lady of the United States, sits at his proper right. John "Jacky" Parke Custis and Martha ""Patsy"" Parke Custis, Martha's children from her first marriage, stand behind Washington.

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Vignette Portrait Of George Washington, John Henry Bufford, Soule Sep 2022

Vignette Portrait Of George Washington, John Henry Bufford, Soule

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The CDV features a photograph of either an engraving or painting of a vignette portrait of George Washington. In the portrait, Washington looks forward while his body is slightly turned to his proper right.

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Vignette Portrait Of Martha Washington Sep 2022

Vignette Portrait Of Martha Washington

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The CDV features a photograph of an engraving or painting of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States. In the portrait, Washington looks straight forward while her body is turned to her proper left.

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Vignette Portrait Of George Washington Sep 2022

Vignette Portrait Of George Washington

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The CDV features a photograph of either an engraving or painting of George Washington. The portrait is presented in a vignette style. Washington is turned to his proper right.

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Portrait Of Alexander H. Stephens, Edward Anthony, Mathew Brady Sep 2022

Portrait Of Alexander H. Stephens, Edward Anthony, Mathew Brady

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The CDV features a photograph of a printed portrait of Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America.

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Portrait Of James K. Polk, E. And H. T. Anthony, Brady's National Portrait Gallery Sep 2022

Portrait Of James K. Polk, E. And H. T. Anthony, Brady's National Portrait Gallery

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Photo of a lithograph or engraving featuring a bust-length portrait of James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States.

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Bust-Length Portrait Of Zachary Taylor Sep 2022

Bust-Length Portrait Of Zachary Taylor

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The CDV features a bust-length, retouched portrait of Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States. In the portrait, Taylor is turned slightly to his proper right.

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Bust-Length Portrait Of John Tyler Sep 2022

Bust-Length Portrait Of John Tyler

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The CDV features a photograph of either an engraving or lithograph of a bust-length portrait of John Tyler, 10th President of the United States. In the portrait, Tyler's body is slightly turned to his proper left.

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Seated Portrait Of Andrew Jackson Sep 2022

Seated Portrait Of Andrew Jackson

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The CDV features a photograph of an engraving or painting of a seated portrait of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. In the portrait, Jackson is seated at a table. His proper right arm rests on the table while his proper left hand holds an object. An open book rests on the table in front of him.

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Bust Portrait Of William Henry Harrison Sep 2022

Bust Portrait Of William Henry Harrison

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The CDV features a photograph of a portrait of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States. In the portrait, Harrison's body is slightly turned to his proper right while he looks forward.

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Standing Portrait Of Jessie Benton Frémont, John A. Scholten Sep 2022

Standing Portrait Of Jessie Benton Frémont, John A. Scholten

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The CDV features a standing portrait of Jessie Benton Frémont, a nineteenth-century writer and political activist.

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Standing Portrait Of Clara Kellogg, Austin Augustus Turner, D. Appleton And Co. Sep 2022

Standing Portrait Of Clara Kellogg, Austin Augustus Turner, D. Appleton And Co.

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The CDV features a standing portrait of Clara Kellogg, a nineteenth-century opera singer.

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Portrait Of Unidentified Union Soldier, S. B. Brown Sep 2022

Portrait Of Unidentified Union Soldier, S. B. Brown

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The CDV features an oval portrait image of an unidentified Civil War soldier in uniform. A two-cent Washington stamp is adhered to the backside of the card across the backmark.

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Seated Portrait Of Carl Schurz Sep 2022

Seated Portrait Of Carl Schurz

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Seated portrait of Carl Schurz, a German immigrant who served as a Union General during the American Civil War.

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Bust-Length Portrait Of Andrew Jackson, E. And H. T. Anthony, Brady's National Portrait Gallery Sep 2022

Bust-Length Portrait Of Andrew Jackson, E. And H. T. Anthony, Brady's National Portrait Gallery

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The CDV features a bust-lenth portrait of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. In the portrait, Jackson faces slightly toward his proper right.

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