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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

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.

Standing Portrait of Montgomery C. Meigs

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