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General Silas Casey

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1850

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-3 [Drawer 47 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-254222

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Description

close range view of General Silas Casey (1807-1882) in military uniform; depicted in his 40s, Casey later became a commander during the civil war; See also D.6.331 portrait of Casey's wife, Abby Perry Pearce

Details

Descriptive Terms

costume (mode of fashion)
military uniforms
military personnel
occupations
portraits
men (male humans)
busts (figures)
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

(label) general silas casey

Additional Identification Number

DagID 581

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D06.334

Record Details

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-3 [Drawer 47 in old database]

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