Portrait of Pvt. George Henry Graffam Company B 30th Maine Infantry. U.S.A. age 18 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Portrait of Pvt. George Henry Graffam Company B 30th Maine Infantry. U.S.A. age 18, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Portrait of Pvt. George Henry Graffam Company B 30th Maine Infantry. U.S.A. age 18
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A young private, George Henry Graffam of Company B, 30th Maine Infantry, sits for this portrait at eighteen. The record dates it to 1860, a year before the war began, so he may have had it made before he enlisted, though that date deserves checking against his service records. The original is a tintype, a cheap, direct positive on iron plate that was popular with soldiers and their families. The Library of Congress copied it in 1961 from an original held by Miss Josephine Cobb, and the photographer is listed as James F. Gibson, born 1828.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 of tintype in collection of Miss Josephine Cobb. American Memory edition timeline. No. 1066 Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gibson James F. b. 1828 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. Graffam George Henry. 30th Maine Infantry. Company B. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 1,076 × 1,298 px · prints to 4 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-51991 |
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