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NHF-166 Carte-de-Visite Collection

Carte-de-Visite Collection 96 cartes-de-visite from the middle of the 19th century, on a variety of topics, primarily naval personnel. Many of them portray midshipman from the US Naval Academy. Home of Jefferson Davis, 1863. One tintype of an unidentified couple, 1863. A significant portion of this collection was assigned NH numbers.
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Title: Carte-de-Visite Collection
Caption: Collection photo # NHF-166-B.01: Dr. Wolverton, USS Monocacy, Hong Kong, 1867
Description: 96 cartes-de-visite from the middle of the 19th century, on a variety of topics, primarily naval personnel. Many of them portray midshipman from the US Naval Academy. Home of Jefferson Davis, 1863. One tintype of an unidentified couple, 1863. A significant portion of this collection was assigned NH numbers.
Accession #: NHF
Catalog #: NHF-166
Donor: Naval Historical Foundation
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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