Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Sketch of Jefferson Davis in a dress

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.1372-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Author/Creator
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Title
Sketch of Jefferson Davis in a dress
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 9.7 cm, Width: 6.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Drawing shows Jefferson Davis in a woman's dress, wearing a bonnett and carrying a pail. Ink inscription on recto "Jeff Davis as captured in his wife's dress &c. Thorne 60 Nassau St. N.Y." Graphite inscription on verso "60" "Jefferson Davis." Ink inscription on verso "[a jumble of math calculations]."

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