Ambrotype Photograph, Leila Barkman "Caddo" McCabe
Object number2008.267.03
Dateca 1865
Mediumglass, wood, ink, leather
Dimensions3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (9.5 x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Caddo was the wife of John McCabe, Yale graduate and Confederate colonel from Arkansas. The couple were wed on November 28, 1863. They were from Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
After the war and roughly fifteen years into their marriage, John left Caddo for her younger sister. He never formally divorced Caddo. John and the sister left for Arizona where they lived together the rest of their lives. Caddo never remarried and lived with her family the rest of her life.
The ambrotype is a type of photograph that uses a glass negative with a black background making the image appear positive. Popular during the 1850's and 1860's. Patented by James Ambrose Cutting.
Status
Not on view