Henry Spencer
Rating
Title
Henry Spencer
Alternative Title
[Captain Henry Spencer , Union Army]
Creator
Washburn, William Watson
Date
ca. 1864
Date (EDTF)
1864~
Decade
1860-1869
Part Of
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas photography collection
Series
Series 2: Cartes de Visite
Place
New Orleans , Louisiana
Description
Portrait of Captain Henry Spencer , Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry . Spencer participated in the battle of Palmito Ranch , near Brownsville , Texas . The battle on May 13 , 1865 , occurred over a month after General Robert E . Lee surrendered and is considered the last land action of the American Civil War . The Confederates , led by Colonel John S . "Rip " Ford completely routed the Federal forces . [Jerry Thompson and Lawrence T . Jones III , Civil War and Revolution on the Rio Grande Frontier : A Narrative and Photographic History (Austin : Texas State Historical Association , 2004) , 87.]
Notes
Recto : [written in ink] Henry Spencer . Verso : [written in ink] Henry Spencer Capt . 34 "Ind . vols . Marion , Ind . To I . B . Rush Adjt . 34 "Ind . vols . Marion , Ind . [stamped imprint] W . W . Washburn's 113 Canal St . New-Orleans .
Related Resources
Finding aid : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00085/smu-00085.html
Keywords
men ; military ; captains ; officers ; Civil War ; Union ; Union Army ; United States Army ; U.S . Army ; Federal Army ; uniforms ; Washburn , W . W .
Physical Description
1 photographic print on carte de visite mount ; 10 x 6 cm
Form/Genre
Cartes de visite Photographs Portraits
Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2008
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .tif
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan : Recto : 600 ppi ; Verso : 300 ppi
Digitization Process
Digitization process: archival files scanned at 600 ppi or 300 ppi; derivative cropped, contrast levels and/or color balance optimized, and resized at 300 ppi in Photoshop; derivatives from both sides merged into single file
Physical Location
Series 2 ; Box 1
Call Number
Ag2008.0005
Upload File Name
ag2008_0005_2_1_092_c_spencer_opt.tif
Archival File Name(s)
ag2008_0005_2_1_092_r_spencer.tif ; ag2008_0005_2_1_092_v_spencer.tif
Digital Collection
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library , Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information , contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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