Ambrotype of a very young soldier from New Jersey
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05131.21 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 9.3 x 8.1 cm Order a Copy
Three-quarter length, seated portrait of a very young soldier wearing an uncommon hat. His canteen reads "J. H. [illegible]. Co. A. N.J.V." Ruby glass. CASE: Stamped paper on wood with vine pattern and gold edging on both the exterior and interior of the case. Case thickness 1.8 cm.
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