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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05111.02.1393 |
| From Archive Folder | Cartes de visites |
| Title | Morton, G.W. (fl. 1861-1865): As Navy ensign, seated 1/2 length portrait with right elbow on back of chair |
| Date | ca. 1861-1865 |
| Author | Cook, I.W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Morton wears the shoulder insignia of an ensign, but the sleeve stripes of a staff master. Ink inscription on recto "G. W. Morton--U.S. Navy." Ink inscription on verso "GW Morton U.S. Navy." Photographers imprint on verso: "I. W. Cook, Photographer, Wemouth Landing, Ms. Photographs Additional Copies from the plate from which this picture is taken, can be had if desired." Cancelled blue two-cent tax stamp on verso. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy |
| People | Morton, G.W. (fl. 1861-1865) Cook, I.W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |