Title

Standing Portrait of Colonel E. E. Ellsworth

Creator

Files

Description

The CDV features a retouched standing portrait of Colonel E. E. Ellsworth, the first Union casualty of the American Civil War. In the portrait, Ellsworth is pictured against a decorative backdrop and wears his army uniform.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: Col. Ellsworth

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

843

Digital ID

FVW_00843

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.