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Carte-de-Visite's, or CDV's, are a photograph mounted on a small card.  It was introduced in the mid 1850's and became tremendously popular especially in America from 1860 until almost the turn of the century.  It was a favorite of Civil War soldiers, who often gave them to sweethearts and family. The CDV is easily distinguished from other card mounted photos by its size, usually 2.5 x 4 inches (63 x 100 mm) or slightly less.  The vast majority of CDV's are portraits, most of them are not identified with the subject's name.

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  Unidentified Union Officer CDV, his vest is seen under the jacket, back mark reads "Hart's Arcade Photographic Gallery, Watertown, N.Y." and has a 2 cent revenue stamp that is hand cancelled.

$145.00

  

 

 

 

 
Union Generals; Brig. General Winfield Scott is in the center and is  surrounded eight Generals, Maj. General George McClellan, Maj. General Dix, Maj. General Hiram Banks, Brig. General Nathaniel Lyon, Maj. General Wool, Brig. General Robert Anderson, Maj. General John Fremont and Maj. General Benjamin Butler.  There is no back mark.

$95.00

  

James Ferrell, back marked Ball & Thomas, Photographic  Art Gallery, Cincinnati, with handwritten note, "James Ferrell all three taken about the same time" and has a 2 cent hand cancelled revenue stamp.

$85.00

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Unidentified seated Union officer, his coat is open showing his vest.

There is a missing piece on the bottom below his left knee.

$125.00

 

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A. Messer, Photographic Artist, Salmon Falls, New Hampshire

  

A young girl actress in a Hardee hat complete with insignia and holding a sword, there's a slight ripple in the picture below her right foot.  The back reads "Belle as Capt. Jinks."  There is no back mark. 

"Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines" was a famous  written and sung by William Lingard and first published in 1868. Captain Jinks was an unsuccessful soldier, who was eventually drummed out of the Army. The key verse is this:

The first day I went out to drill
The bugle sound made me quite ill,
At the Balance step my hat it fell,
And that wouldn't do for the Army.
The officers they all did shout,
They all cried out, they all did shout,
The officers they all did shout,
“Oh, that's the curse of the Army”.

It is said that the word "jinx" originated with the song.

$98.00