Exceptional 9-Piece Mid-19th Century Midwestern Family CDV Photo... For Sale

Exceptional 9-Piece Mid-19th Century Midwestern Family CDV Photo Archive

Featuring Civil War Revenue Stamps, Cavalry/Field Attire, & Rare Wabash, Indiana Regional Imprints

Up for sale is a fascinating, historically significant lot of nine (9) original 1860s–1870s Carte de Visite (CDV) photographs. This collection functions as an intact, interconnected family archive tracing a mid-19th-century family line with roots in both Hocking County, Ohio and Wabash County, Indiana.

A remarkable physical feature of this archive is that several cards bear matching historical puncture holes/remnants from an original binding thread. Before mass-produced photo albums were common, families bound their lineages together with ribbons or twine. This structural detail confirms these individuals belonged to the same family tree.

ARCHIVE BREAKDOWN

PART 1: The Logan, Ohio Pair (Circa 1864–1866)

• 1. Civil War Union Soldier / Cavalryman in Field Gear: A striking full-length portrait of a gentleman in military-style field attire. He is posed wearing a buttoned roundabout/shell jacket, light-colored trousers tucked into tall cavalry leather riding boots, and a wide-brimmed slouch hat.

• Reverse: Features a 2-Cent Orange U.S. Internal Revenue Stamp with original pen cancellation marks. This \"Sun Tax\" firmly dates the photograph to the precise Civil War tax window of August 1, 1864 – August 1, 1866.

• Studio: W.M. Oaks & McCormick\'s Gallery, North Side Main St., Logan, Ohio.

• 2. Companion Victorian Lady Portrait: A beautiful full-length portrait of a woman wearing a mid-1860s day dress with bishop sleeves and a sweeping crinoline skirt. Her hair is styled in a quintessential wartime low bun.

• Reverse: Bears the exact matching 2-Cent Orange Revenue Stamp and utilizes the identical studio background and draped table prop as the soldier card, proving a direct family relation.

• Studio: W.M. Oaks & McCormick\'s Gallery, Logan, Ohio.

PART 2: The Wabash, Indiana Family Group (Circa 1864–1875)

• 3. J. Wharton Full-Length Child Portrait: A beautifully staged, rare portrait of a young girl in a tiered crinoline-style dress holding flowers.

• Reverse: Features a highly collectible, vivid pink/magenta backmark showing two cherubs operating a Victorian camera on a tripod. This studio was bought out by Sam Moore in 1868, dating this card perfectly between 1864 and 1868.

• 4. Sam Moore Vignette Portrait (Gentleman): A classic 1860s seated portrait of a gentleman in a tailored suit and vest. Features an ornate rococo-style backmark.

• 5. Sam Moore Vignette Portrait (Young Woman): A late 1860s/early 1870s portrait of a young woman with curly hair wearing a patterned calico dress and a dark mourning brooch. Features the matching rococo backmark.

• 6. Sam Moore Seated Portrait (Young Man with Watch Fob): Full-length portrait of a young man resting his arm on a heavily fringed plush studio chair, wearing a visible watch fob over his vest.

• 7. Sam Moore Seated Portrait (Lady in Gothic Chair): A Civil War-era portrait of a woman seated in a Gothic Revival chair, wearing a dress accented with horizontal velvet ribbon trim.

• 8. Sam Moore Seated Portrait (Young Man - Geometric Backmark): A mid-1870s portrait of a young man utilizing the exact same fringed studio chair prop as Card #6, but featuring Moore\'s later geometric shield-style backmark design.