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Title
W.H. Lyman ; 22d U.S.C. [?] ; N.Y. City
Alternative Title
William H. Lyman, 2nd Lt., Co. H.
Creator
Evans, B.F., photographer
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
United States Civil War
Rights Information
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Description
A three-quarters length seated studio portrait of Union Second Lieutenant William H. Lyman of the 22nd Colored Infantry Regiment, turned very slightly to the left. Lyman is resting his right arm on a side table, and his left hand in his lap. He has bushy muttonchops, but is otherwise clean-shaven. "B.F. Evans, No. 14 Main Street, Norfolk, Va." is stamped in black on the verso. There is a green three cent stamp with a portrait of George Washington attached to the verso upside down.
Title from verso, below inscription reading "Yours very truly". "March 1865" is written across the stamp.
Extent
1 carte-de-visite
Identifier
mssHM 77737
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll6/id/101
Subject
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1864-1865)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) (aat)
Photographs United States Civil War, 1861-1865. (aat)
Place
Norfolk (Va.)
Source
Levi S. Graybill papers.
United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library

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