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Finding Aid for the Civil War-Era Cartes de Visite, circa 1860s


MS-2484

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Erin Lawrimore, May 14, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Civil War-Era Cartes de Visite

Date/Date Range :   circa 1860s

Extent: 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains several cartes de visite and two tintype photographs of both prominent and unidentifiable Civil War era individuals. Neither the cartes de visite nor the tintype photographs are dated.

Call number: MS-2484

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was donated to Special Collections.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Civil War-Era Cartes de Visite, MS-2484. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of four folders.


Biography / History

No biographical information is available for this collection.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains several cartes de visite and two tintype photographs of both prominent and unidentifiable Civil War era individuals. Neither the cartes de visite nor the tintype photographs are dated. Included in this collection are cartes de visite of prominent Civil War era generals such as Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Ambrose E. Burnside, and William S. Rosecrans. There are also two cartes de visite of a J. Warthman included in this collection. The bulk of the cartes de visite in this collection include the photographer's studio on the back.

Subject Terms

  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • Photographs -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Cartes de visite of Generals Ulysses S. Grant, William S. Rosecrans, Ambrose E. Burnside, and William T. Sherman, undated
Box   1     Folder   2    
Two undated cartes de visite of J. Warthman, undated
Box   1     Folder   3    
Sixteen undated cartes de visite and one undated tintype photograph of unidentifiable men from the Civil War era, undated
Box   1     Folder   4    
Three undated cartes de visite and one undated tintype photograph of unidentifiable women from the Civil War era; One undated carte de visite of an unidentified man and woman, undated