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Addis, R.W., fl. 1864 [Major Charles C. Abell]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05528.03 Author/Creator: Addis, R.W., fl. 1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 carte de visite : b&w Height: 10.4 cm, Width: 6.4 cm Order a Copy

Vignette bust portrait with very full beard and mustache. Name inscribed on recto under photograph. Identifying inscription on verso.

Addis, Robert W., fl. 1874
Abell, Charles C., fl. 1864

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