[Civil War] Group of 20-plus photos, including views of Charleston, Alexandria, Fortress Monroe, and Soldier's Monument in Santa Fe
Lot comprised of 22 items, primarily photographs taken during the Civil War era. Images overall good with occasional toning, soiling, and edge and corner wear to mounts.
Highlights include: CDV, outdoor view of the Charleston Wharf, Charleston, SC. Brooklyn: W.E. James. -- CDV, street view of Alexandria, VA. Alexandria, VA: Bowdoin, Taylor & Co. (occasional spotting throughout, bottom corners clipped). -- 2 3/4 x 4 in. photograph on cardstock mount showing members of the New York Independent Battalion standing near an exploded gun in a Confederate Battery at Yorktown, VA. Uncredited, but attributed to Brady (loss to mount verso). Accompanied by trimmed label with title. -- CDV, view of what is believed to be the Soldiers' Monument at Santa Fe, NM. Uncredited. -- Cabinet card with caption, "Army and Navy Monument, Dedicated Sept. 17, 1877." Boston: Partridge, 1877 (spotting throughout print). -- 3 stereoviews related to the 7th NY Regiment. Includes view of the 7th NY Regiment marching in a parade (Lewis, Cambridgeport, MA), Georgetown from Camp Cameron (Anthony, New York), and a view of the 7th Regiment in front of the Union Hotel, Saratoga Springs (D. Barnum). -- Cabinet card, outdoor view of the Artillery Battery at Gettysburg. Gettysburg, PA: W.H. Tipton. -- Cabinet card, exterior view of Gettysburg College. Uncredited but attributed to Tipton. -- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. photograph on cardstock mount with manuscript caption in lower margin, "Quartermaster's Office, Fort Monroe." Framed (not examined outside frame, toning and staining to print and mount). -- 7 unmounted photographs, approx. 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. or smaller (including margins), some with period notations in lower margins. Most of the images document locations throughout Charleston, SC, following the Civil War (toned, most with edge and corner wear including some tears). -- 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (sight) photograph of the Antietam Bridge, likely taken post-war, framed (toning, light soiling to print, not examined outside frame). -- 7 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. photograph, comprised of two separate prints mounted to cardstock, showing a panoramic view of Jackson Barracks, Baton Rouge, LA. Uncredited (toning, soiling throughout, edge and corner wear to print/mount). -- Two (2) approx. 6 x 3 3/4 in. printed documents issued by W.H. Tipton in 1887, containing details about John L. Burns and his accomplishments, produced in conjunction with a photograph of Burns originally taken by Tipton.
Together, 22 items.
Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey
This lot is located in Philadelphia.