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Description
The carte de visite features a photograph of Fort Lafayette, once located in the Narrows of New York Harbor. It was used during the Civil War as a prison for individuals detained under Abraham Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.
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
recto, below print: LA BASTILLE DE ETATS UNIS, 1862. / FORT LAFAYETTE, N. Y. verso, inscribed at top: this is the Fort whare [sic] / I am Presented by S / Elmer to his wife L / A Elmer N. York verso, inscribed at center: Prison used first for / Confederate privateersmen / & officers, but "chiefly / devoted to the restraint of / citizens accused of dis- / loyality [sic] to the United States. / -Commander, Col. Martin burke / handwritten newspapers / were published here. / Harbor of New York / left of "The Narrows" / [$50.00] / [?] Millers VII
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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
846
Digital ID
FVW_00846
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.