Whipple, John Adams, 1822-1891 Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.0426-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865 ca.
Author/Creator
Whipple, John Adams, 1822-1891
Title
Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

As lieutenant general, vignette profile, facing left. Imprint on recto "Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant No. 3. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by John A. Whipple, in the Clerk's office of the District of Mass." Graphite inscription on verso "rare pose " "45-." Photographers imprint on verso: "Whipple, 96 Washington Street, Boston. These Negatives are preserved for years with great care. Photographs can be made from them like this, or enlarged to Cabinet or Life-size, finished like Oil Paintings or in the style of Crayon Drawings."

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Union General

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