T.E. Kelby Co. K 17th Texas Rn Cavalry [ambrotype] with eye-patch [cased]

GLC05111.01.0490

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0490-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Title
T.E. Kelby Co. K 17th Texas Rn Cavalry [ambrotype] with eye-patch [cased]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 ambrotype Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 8.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Title from note on back. Half-length seated pose. The man wears an eye patch over right eye, has civilian dress and carries his gloves in his right pocket. The ambrotype has an unusual mat made of perforated bright green paper. A tag reads "11.2.A (HRS Conners)" Cased. 1/6 plate

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