Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878 Salt print 1/2 length seated portrait, in Confederate uniform

GLC05786.17

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GLC#
GLC05786.17-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1862-1863 ca.
Author/Creator
Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878
Title
Salt print 1/2 length seated portrait, in Confederate uniform
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 20 cm, Width: 15 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Pillow wears one glove and carries the other. Center tear in print has been repaired, slightly affecting lower half of portrait. Ink inscription on mount: "Gideon J. Pillow, Texan." 3 stars visible.

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