[Private Albert H. Davis of Company K, 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in uniform, shoulder scales, and Hardee hat with Model 1841 Mississippi rifle, sword bayonet, knapsack with bedroll, canteen, and haversack] (LOC)

    [Private Albert H. Davis of Company K, 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in uniform, shoulder scales, and Hardee hat with Model 1841 Mississippi rifle, sword bayonet, knapsack with bedroll, canteen, and haversack]

    [between 1861 and 1865]

    1 photograph : quarter-plate ambrotype ; 12 x 9.3 cm

    Notes:
    Title devised by Library staff from information in collections file.
    Case: Leather oval geometric.
    Additional information in collections file.
    Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105).
    Purchased from: Gunsight Antiques, Standish, Maine, 2008.

    Subjects:
    Davis, Albert H.,--d. 1861.
    United States.--Army--New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)--People--1860-1870.
    Soldiers--Union--1870-1880.
    Military uniforms--Union--1870-1880.
    Rifles--1870-1880.
    Bayonets--1870-1880.
    Canteens--1870-1880.
    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union.
    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies--Union.

    Format: Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
    Ambrotypes--Hand-colored--1860-1870.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    Part Of: Ambrotype/Tintype filing series (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650518
    Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650519

    More information about this collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj

    Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.26462

    Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 2080

    Comments and faves

    1. maru teru, PopKulture, ccammarata1, a blackbird, and 17 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. rjones0856 (26 months ago | reply)

      He has a mysterious third leg. I suppose he had to prop himself on that pedestal in order to stand still enough for the camera.

    3. This photo was invited and added to the Veterans of the American Civil War group.

    4. rhidiandthomas (26 months ago | reply)

      unusual action pose

    5. Wil Perry Photography (22 months ago | reply)

      Nice early war pic

    6. kodaksights (15 months ago | reply)

      Good Photo ,
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