Lot of 4 images of Civil War soldiers armed with muskets, including (clockwise from top left): a sixth plate tintype of a militiaman wearing a shako, housed in a pressed-paper case; a CDV-sized tintype housed in a scarce CDV-sized Union case (Berg 3-54); a sixth plate tintype of a seated infantryman, housed in a patriotic pressed-paper case; and a sixth plate ambrotype of a soldier seated with his kepi displayed on the table beside him, housed in floral/scroll Union case. Condition: First with a light crease in the plate, else very good. Second with light solar ring; Union case with a crack in one corner. Third with liquid damage and reticulation on the right side of the plate. Last with thin solar ring and scattered light spots; case with a chip at the latch, else very good.
Lot of 4 images of Civil War soldiers armed with muskets, including (clockwise from top left): a sixth plate tintype of a militiaman wearing a shako, housed in a pressed-paper case; a CDV-sized tintype housed in a scarce CDV-sized Union case (Berg 3-54); a sixth plate tintype of a seated infantryman, housed in a patriotic pressed-paper case; and a sixth plate ambrotype of a soldier seated with his kepi displayed on the table beside him, housed in floral/scroll Union case. Condition: First with a light crease in the plate, else very good. Second with light solar ring; Union case with a crack in one corner. Third with liquid damage and reticulation on the right side of the plate. Last with thin solar ring and scattered light spots; case with a chip at the latch, else very good.
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