Bearded Union officer in frock coat, carte de visite portrait – Vintage Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Bearded Union officer in frock coat, carte de visite portrait. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Bearded Union officer in frock coat, carte de visite portrait
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A bearded Union officer in a dark frock coat, posed for a carte de visite, makes a useful window onto how soldiers presented themselves during the Civil War. Cartes de visite were small albumen prints mounted on card, sold in large numbers from the early 1860s, and many officers had them made before leaving for the front or to send home to family. The format was cheap enough for ordinary soldiers and prized by those who had their own photographs taken in studio settings with painted backdrops. Look closely at the coat's buttons and the set of the shoulders, which show the formal dress that officers were expected to wear even in the field.
| Original scan | 590 × 967 px |
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| Reference | 19398u |
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