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Photo, Print, Drawing [Blacksmith Thomas Nevins and Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldier, who re-enlisted in Hancock's First Veterans Corps, drinking wine and smoking cigars in front of painted backdrop showing palm tree and tents]

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About this Item

Title

  • [Blacksmith Thomas Nevins and Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldier, who re-enlisted in Hancock's First Veterans Corps, drinking wine and smoking cigars in front of painted backdrop showing palm tree and tents]

Summary

  • Photograph shows two identified soldiers and one unidentified soldier, probably of the same regiment. Nevins is seated on the left and Wilson is seated on the right.

Names

  • Jones, J. (Photographer)

Created / Published

  • [Alexandria, Virginia] : [J. Jones, photographer, Rendezvous of Distribution], [between 1864 and 1865]

Headings

  • -  Wilson, Lester D.,--1843-1906
  • -  Nevins, Thomas,--approximately 1840
  • -  United States.--Army.--New York Infantry Regiment, 75th (1861-1865)--People
  • -  United States.--Army.--Veteran Reserve Corps--People--1860-1870
  • -  Soldiers--Union--1860-1870
  • -  Military uniforms--Union--1860-1870
  • -  Smoking--1860-1870
  • -  Cigars--1860-1870
  • -  Wine--1860-1870
  • -  Backdrops--1860-1870
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union

Headings

  • Group portraits--1860-1870.
  • Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
  • Tintypes--Hand-colored--1860-1870.

Genre

  • Group portraits--1860-1870
  • Portrait photographs--1860-1870
  • Tintypes--Hand-colored--1860-1870

Notes

  • -  Title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Case: Berg, no. 3-19.
  • -  Identification of photographer and soldiers from cartes de visite of same soldiers in front of same backdrop. Backmarks on cartes de visite indicate that the photographs were taken at Rendezvous of Distribution, Virginia; tintype probably also taken at Rendezvous of Distribution.
  • -  Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072)
  • -  More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj
  • -  Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).
  • -  Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress).
  • -  pp/liljunion

Medium

  • 1 photograph : hand-colored tintype ; plate 107 x 83 mm (quarter plate format), case 120 x 95 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AMB/TIN no. 3299 [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Ambrotype/Tintype filing series (Library of Congress) Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017645641

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-ppmsca-51546 (digital file from original)

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions.

Access Advisory

Online Format

  • image

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  • Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 3299 [P&P]
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Chicago citation style:

Jones, J. Blacksmith Thomas Nevins and Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldier, who re-enlisted in Hancock's First Veterans Corps, drinking wine and smoking cigars in front of painted backdrop showing palm tree and tents. United States, None. [Alexandria, virginia: j. jones, photographer, rendezvous of distribution, between 1864 and 1865] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017645641/.

APA citation style:

Jones, J. Blacksmith Thomas Nevins and Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldier, who re-enlisted in Hancock's First Veterans Corps, drinking wine and smoking cigars in front of painted backdrop showing palm tree and tents. United States, None. [Alexandria, virginia: j. jones, photographer, rendezvous of distribution, between 1864 and 1865] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017645641/.

MLA citation style:

Jones, J. Blacksmith Thomas Nevins and Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldier, who re-enlisted in Hancock's First Veterans Corps, drinking wine and smoking cigars in front of painted backdrop showing palm tree and tents. [Alexandria, virginia: j. jones, photographer, rendezvous of distribution, between 1864 and 1865] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017645641/>.