Robert E. Lee photos, 1855/1914

Containers:

Box 3, Folder 1

Scope and content:

Photos included in this folder are as follows: A carte de viste of R. E. Lee in uniform by Charles Taber & Co., New Bedford, Mass., circa 1855. A carte de viste of Gen. R. E. Lee and Staff, circa 1861-1865. A carte de viste of Gen. R. E. Lee and Confederate Generals with identification, published by W. D. Cooke of Richmond, VA, circa 1861-1865. Gift of Miss Laura Figgat, 1950. Included is an enlarged copy print photo with identification. A sepia photo of R. E. Lee and his son G.W.C. Lee, both in uniform, circa 1865. A copy print photo of a painting of Lee in uniform, circa 1865. On the back of this photo is a copy print photo of a 1600 foot waterfall near Mount Roraima, British Guina, near Conan Doyle's Lost World, 1939. A carte de viste of lithograph print of "Death of General Robert E. Lee," circa 1872-1876. A copy print photo of wood engraving of R. E. Lee in uniform, done in New York, circa 1880. It was given as a Christmas gift in 1924. An engraving of R. E. Lee in uniform by O'Neill of New York, signed by R. E. Lee, I am very truly yours. Gift of Eugenia Cameron McClung Nesbitt (Mrs. John, Jr.), Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1914. A color print of R. E. Lee in uniform.

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