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Studio portrait of Private John Edward Cutter in uniform. Taken at Chain Bridge, Virginia

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Title: Studio portrait of Private John Edward Cutter in uniform. Taken at Chain Bridge, Virginia
Date Created and/or Issued: 1862-05
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: United States Civil War
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: A full-length oval-shaped studio portrait of Union Private John Edward Cutter of the 23rd Maine Infantry Regiment, standing at attention in front of a backdrop of a camp and cannon. Cutter is wearing his hat and holding his rifle at his right side. The buttons on his coat, his belt buckle, and a few other small details have been picked out with gold paint. The image is in a beige mounting with gilt decorations.
Ms. note on verso reads "Private John Edward Cutter, Co. E. 23rd. Maine Regiment. Taken at Chain Bridge, Va. May 1862." A note in a different hand reads "Natalie's Grandfather".
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 tintype; 8 cm x 11 cm (3 1/8 in. x 4 1/8 in.)
Identifier: mssCutter
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll6/id/4956
Subject: United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1862-1863)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Tintype (prints) (aat)
Place: Virginia
Source: United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library

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