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ORIGINAL!RARE! CIVIL WAR - MAJ. GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT - NY PHOTO CO. 1862
CIVIL WAR - MAJ. GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT - NY PHOTO CO. 1862
[ Ulysses S. Grant (b.1822-d.1885) American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.]
PHOTOGRAPHER'S IMPRINT ON THE REVERSE:
PUBLISHED BY
THE NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY CO.
No 453 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
DIMENSIONS: 2 1/4" × 4"
[Authentic Civil War Major General Ulysses S. Grant CDV – Rare Pose – Fully Legible Backmark
Up for sale is an exceptionally scarce, original Civil War-era Carte de Visite (CDV) of General Ulysses S. Grant. This card features an early-war portrait capturing Grant as a 2-star Major General, dating the original image to between 1862 and 1864 during his pivotal Western Theater campaigns.This specific New York Photographic Company variant features a highly elusive, bareheaded profile pose that rarely surfaces on the market. While the card exhibits a clean, period 1/16" left-and-right margin trim to fit a historic album, the absolute scarcity of the portrait and the 100% crystal-clear legibility of the 453 Broadway backmark heavily override this minor physical alteration. This is an advanced-tier piece priced accurately for its rarity.]
Key Features of this Artifact:
- Rare Subject Pose: Unlike the standard mass-produced Brady or Anthony studio portraits where Grant stares at the camera, this elusive variant captures him bareheaded, holding no objects, and looking completely away from the lens in a striking, contemplative profile/semi-profile view.
- Complete & Legible Backmark: The reverse features a bold, 100% complete and fully legible imprint reading: "PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY No. 453 BROADWAY NEW YORK."
- Period History: Features an authentic period owner identification handwritten in pencil on the reverse. The card stock has the early-war square cut corners favored between 1862 and 1864.
This card is an authentic "album survivor." To fit a tight Victorian family photo album slot, the original wartime owner neatly trimmed exactly 1/16" off the left and right margins. Because the trimming was done with extreme care, it does not cut into the text of the publisher’s imprint at all. The albumen print itself is un-faded with excellent, clear contrast for its age. No major foxing or tears. (Please study the photographs closely for exact condition details).
This is a fantastic opportunity for advanced Civil War or presidential ephemera collectors to add a highly sought-after, rare variant pose of General Grant to their collection.
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THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.
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