Rare! CIVIL War Confederate President Jefferson Davis 1861 Brady Neg. CDV Photo
CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS from BRADY NEGATIVE by E. ANTHONY NY 1861 CDV PHOTO. CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS BY E. ANTHONY BEFORE HIS BROTHER'S.
NAME WAS INCORPORATED IN THE NAME OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IN 1862 AS. PINSTRIPES ON THE MOUNT ARE TARNISHED METALLIC GOLD INK.
BOUGHT BY A BRITISH BOOKSELLER DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE E. ANTHONY BUILDING AT 501 BROADWAY IN 1861 AND BROUGHT BACK TO ENGLAND BY TRANSATLANTIC STEAMER TO SELL AT HIS BOOKSTORE. HIS STORE'S LABEL AFFIXED TO THE REVERSE. SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. SOME VERY LIGHTLY PENCILED DETAILS ON THE REVERSE (IN ENGLAND).
ONE OF THE PERIOD PENCILED DETAILS IS INCORRECTLY ID'd AS: FORMER U. PRESIDENT HE WAS ACTUALLY THE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATES PRESIDENT. OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: W 2 7/16" x H 4". PHOTOGRAPHER IMPRINT ON THE REVERSE. THIS IS NOT A COPY OR REPRODUCTION.