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Civil War Portraits Photograph Collection, approxomately 1861-1870

Overview of the Collection

Title
Civil War Portraits Photograph Collection
Dates
approxomately 1861-1870 (inclusive)
Quantity
101 photographic prints on carte de visite mounts (1 box)
1 photographic print on cabinet card
1 chessboard (1 box)
Collection Number
PH0654
Summary
Portraits of U.S. Civil War generals and officers, celebrities such as Tom Thumb and Little Crow, members of the Washington Territory government, and pioneers of Whidbey Island.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to original photographs is restricted. Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Contact Special Collections for further information.

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Languages
English
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Content Description

The bulk of the collection consists of carte de visite portraits of Civil War generals and officers, both Union and Confederate. There are also celebrities such as Tom Thumb, the Sioux chief Little Crow, and the missionary H.H. Spaulding, as well as members of the Washington Territory government and pioneers who settled on Whidbey Island in Washington Territory. A number of photographs refer to George W. Beam. He was a pioneer and member of the Washington Territory legislature. In the 1850s, he and members of the Ebey family traveled west together and settled on Whidbey Island. The collection also contains a Civil War chessboard which depicts 24 Union generals.

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Other Descriptive Information

In this collection many of the original notes of the Washington Territory pioneers refer to Whidbey Island as "Whidby" or "Whidby's" Island. The island was named by Captain George Vancouver for Master Joseph Whidbey after he circumvented it on June 10, 1792. When quoting their handwritten notes, these and other spelling errors were left intact.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Views the collection in digital format

Photocopies of the original photographs are available for viewing.

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by last name.

Acquisition Information

The exact origins of this collection are not clear. It may be a combination of various smaller collections in the repository. Nine of the photographs in this collection refer to the Ebey family and George W. Beam. It is possible that these photographs may have come from the Winfield Scott Ebey Papers (Accession No. 127-1) or the George Wesley Beam Papers (Accession No. 2409-1). Additionally, some photographs are identified as part of the Meany Pioneer File (which forms part of the division's pamphlet files), the McMicken Family Photograph Collection (PH Coll. 498), or the "S.L. Crawford Collection." S.L. Crawford is referred to in the Charles T. Conover Papers (Accession No. 1052), which was formerly the Crawford and Conover Collection. 1 carte de visite (Captain Horton) donated by Dr. Richard Koch, 2014.

Processing Note

Processed by Paul Nasenbeny, 2004.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Armed forces--Officers--Portraits
  • Pioneers--Washington (State)--Portraits
  • Pioneers--Washington (State)--Whidbey Island--Portraits
  • Soldiers--United States--Portraits
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Portraits
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits
  • Whidbey Island (Wash.)--History--Portraits

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Addis, R. W.,  -1874 (photographer)
    • Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896 (photographer)
    • Fredricks, Charles DeForest, 1823-1894 (photographer)

    Corporate Names

    • E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) (photographer)


2005 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)

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