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Crediford, Oliver - Carte de Visite - PC0913.0004, circa 1861-1865

 Item — Box: 172 VLT_PRTCL, Box: 4, Artifact: PC0913.0004

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series 2: Photographs and Prints (circa 1848-1939; approx. 34 cubic feet) consists primarily of portrait photographs of white male Civil War soldiers and civilians in addition to some portraits of white women and a small number of portraits of Black soldiers and Native American soldiers. Also included are documentary photographs of Civil War-related places and scenes. Series 2 photographs are comprised of a variety of nineteenth-century photographic... formats, including daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, carte de visite, cabinet card, and stereoview. They also include carte de visite photograph albums as well as larger scale formats, including albumen and salt prints.

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Dates

  • Creation: circa 1861-1865

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The John L. Nau III Civil War History Collection is predominantly in English. A small number of materials are in Spanish, French, Swedish, and German, and this is indicated at the file level.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Photographer/Photography Studio: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C.

Extent

From the Collection: 133 Cubic Feet (255 boxes; 9 framed items)

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