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Whitney, & Paradise, fl. 1864 Carte de visite of N.B. Burtram

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06358.02 Author/Creator: Whitney, & Paradise, fl. 1864 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 vignette ; 10.2 cm. x 6.1 cm. White mount with gold border. Order a Copy

Whitney & Paradise imprint on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Col. N.B. Burtram, 20th U.S.C. Infantry, 1864." Bust portrait in uniform.

Burtram, N.B., fl. 1864

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