1865 – A carte-de-visite (cdv) photograph of a realistic drawing depicting the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis by the 4th Michigan Cavalry while trying to escape in women’s clothing after the fall of Richmond
Unbound. This cdv (carte-de-visite) measures 2.5” x 4”, its mounted albumin photograph approximately 2” x 3.25”. Text at the base of the card reads, “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Francis / Hacker, in the Clerk’s office of the Circuit Court / of Rhode Island.”..... More
