E.S. Lumpkin & Co., fl. 1860 [Vignette of Robert E. Lee]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01443.01 Author/Creator: E.S. Lumpkin & Co., fl. 1860 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy
Vignette oval bust portrait of Lee as older man with a white beard. Lee is wearing the same suit as he was in April 1865 photos taken by Mathew Brady (refer to GLC00579.01 and .02). Verso indicates this carte de visite was created by E. S. Lumpkin, Photographer, 812 Main Street in Richmond. Verso also contains a stamp from Selden & Co., Photograph Dealers, 814 Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.
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