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Creator Role
creator creator
Description
The CDV features a standing portrait of Montgomery C. Meigs, Quatermaster General of the Union Army during the United States Civil War. In the portrait, Meigs stands with his proper right hand resting on a chair back. He is dressed in his Union Army uniform.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
4 X 2 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); albumen process
Inscription
verso, inscribed at top: Genl Meigs / 7606 / M. C. / #267 verso, backmark sticker: EARLES' / GALLERIES & LOOKING GLASS / 816 Chestnut Street / PHILADELPHIA. verso, backmark: BROADBENT & Co. / 814 Chestnut St., / PHILADELPHIA
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892
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
827
Digital ID
FVW_00827
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.