Ruby Ambrotype, 9th plate This image of a militia soldier is from Massachusetts based on images of soldiers identified to Massachusetts with identical uniforms. The frock coat with black collar and shoulder tabs has been seen on Massachusetts militiamen. The uniform buttons were gilded by the photographer and the cheeks…
Six per cent non-taxable CS certificate in $1000 denomination. Issued per the act of February 17, 1864. Engraved by Geo. Dunn & Co., Richmond, Va. It depicts a rural scene with a man at a turnstile. The redemption date is two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace…
This rare outdoor image was originally made some time after the capture of Confederate Fort Harrison east of Richmond. The original wet plate that was the source of this albumen now resides in the Library of Congress Civil War image collection. The title accompanying the wet plate says the following: …