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A carte de visite photograph of a woman holding a small child. There is a federal revenue stamp on the back of the photograph, indicating a tax had been paid on the image. This stamp tax was passed by Congress to pay for raising costs of the Civil War from 1864 to 1866.

1. Aunt Ri and Troy Perkins

IDNO:
038939
Title:
Aunt Ri and Troy Perkins
Date:
ca. 1865
Description:
A carte de visite photograph of a woman holding a small child. There is a federal revenue stamp on the back of the photograph, indicating a tax had been paid on the image. This stamp tax was passed by Congress to pay for raising costs of the Civil War from 1864 to 1866.
This carte de visite has a federal revenue stamp on the back indicating a tax was paid on the photograph. This tax was passed by Congress, 1864-1866, to pay for the war. The young woman is wearing the fashion and hair style of the Civil War period.

2. Civil War Era Portrait of Unidentified Woman

IDNO:
038968
Title:
Civil War Era Portrait of Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1865
Description:
This carte de visite has a federal revenue stamp on the back indicating a tax was paid on the photograph. This tax was passed by Congress, 1864-1866, to pay for the war. The young woman is wearing the fashion and hair style of the Civil War period.