Private Turner Nelson, c. 1864

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Medium

albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

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sheet: 8.7 × 5.7 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation

Accession Number

2023.39.63

Artists / Makers

Ansel R. Butts (artist) American, born Canada, 1832 - 1912

Image Use

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Inscription

by unknown hand, lower center on mount printed in black ink: U.S. Soldier 1864-65, / Benton Barracks, St. Louis, MO; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Turner Nelson; center left in black ink perpendicular: Property of Dr. Goodrich / Olivet, Mich 1909

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.