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    Posted 8 years ago

    scottvez
    (977 items)

    This is a nice photograph of a currently unknown Civil War field grade officer.

    It is a bust shot and not particularly exciting.

    A close examination of the mount, reveals that the cdv came from a very desirable Cincinnati photographer.

    Impressed on the lower left corner of the mount and into the image is "J.P. Ball, 30 W. 4th ST".

    James Pressley Ball was a pioneering African American photographer. He opened his Gallery of the West in Cincinnati in 1847. He continued to operate in Ohio into the 1880s, when he moved to Minnesota.

    Ball's images are highly collected no matter the subject.

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    100 CDV Carte De Visite Photo SLEEVES Pack/Lot ARCHIVAL SAFE Quality 1.5mil Poly
    100 CDV Carte De Visite Photo SLEEV...
    $8
    100 CDV+100 CABINET CARD Photo SLEEVE Pack/Lot ARCHIVAL SAFE Quality 1.5mil Poly
    100 CDV+100 CABINET CARD Photo SLEE...
    $22
    CIRCA 1865 CDV CIVIL WAR CAMP DOUGLAS BACKMARK
    CIRCA 1865 CDV CIVIL WAR CAMP DOUGL...
    $44
    CIRCA 1865 ANTIQUE CDV CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY SOLDIER WITH RIBBION UNUSUAL
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    $133
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    100 CDV Carte De Visite Photo SLEEVES Pack/Lot ARCHIVAL SAFE Quality 1.5mil Poly
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    Comments

    1. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks again vetraio!

      scott
    2. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks much fort and fiona!

      scott
    3. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks much frank!

      scott
    4. tintyper, 8 years ago
      Thanks for posting. I have never seen a photo taken by this photographer,
      although I don't live near Ohio. I will look for them.
    5. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks much mtgirl.

      scott
    6. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks for looking trunkman!

      scott
    7. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks jlmam.

      scott
    8. scottvez scottvez, 7 years ago
      Thanks much lisa.

      scott

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