Photograph, Carte de Visite - Cpt. Franz Grimm

 
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Photograph, Carte de Visite - Cpt. Franz Grimm
Carte de Visite, Cpt. Franz Grimm
Carte de Visite, Cpt. Franz Grimm

Photograph, Carte de Visite - Cpt. Franz Grimm

Object number2000.036.01.21
DateUnknown Date
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.1 x 6.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionCarte de visite of Franz Grimm, Captain, Company G, 43rd Illinois Infantry. He enlisted at Belleville, Illinois, on December 16, 1861. Captain Grimm was killed in action in Shiloh, Tennessee, on April 6, 1862.

    Rectangular piece of light brown card stock paper with a smaller rectangular image adhered to the front. The image depicts a man standing in Union military dress against a blank wall, next to a Victorian side chair. The man is holding a sword in his left hand and has a large feather in his cap. The reverse of the image is blank, but the album inscription identified the man as Cpt. Franz Grimm.

    Portion of an album of Civil War and 43rd Illinois images, 2000.036.01.
    Status
    Not on view
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