Special Photographs: Subjects: Civil War
GUSN-250871
Carte-de-visite depicting the three orphaned children of Amos Humiston, two boys and one girl with their names written across the bottom: Frank, Frederick & Alice.
The back of the carte-de-visite has the caption, "The Children of the Battle Field." A description of the caption follows: "This is a copy of the Ambrotype found in the hands of Sergeant Humiston of the 154th N.Y. Volunteers as he lay dead on the Battle field of Gettysburg. The proceeds of the sale of the copies are appropriated to the support and education of the Orphan Children."
civil wars
children (people by age group)
battles
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
group portraits
studio portraits
1 carte-de-visite
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.02.04.TMP.007
4.25 x 2.5 (HxW)(inches)
Anonymous gift in honor of Susan P. Sloan
Gettysburg (Adams county, Pennsylvania)
Wenderoth & Taylor (Publisher)
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
group portraits
studio portraits
Humiston, Amos
Civil War
Orphans
Item
Philadelphia
Special Photographs: Subjects: Civil War
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