George C. Strong photograph album, 1857-ca. 1891 (bulk 1857).

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George C. Strong photograph album, 1857-ca. 1891 (bulk 1857).

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The album contains two photographs of sites around the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, and forty-two photographic portraits of cadets in the classes of 1857 and 1858. The album pages contain holographic inscriptions stating the place, the name of the sitter, whether the sitter graduated in the class of 1858 rather than the class of 1857, if the sitter did not graduate at all, an occasional personal note about the sitter, and if they fought as a "rebel" in the American Civil War, 1861-1865. The four unnamed images in the album -- Edward Porter Alexander, Robert H. Anderson, Thomas J. Berry, and Aurelius F. Cone -- have been authenticated by the USMA archives. There is also one newspaper clipping ca. 1891 relating the death of Rear Admiral Christopher Raymond Perry Roger, United States Navy (ret.).

1 photograph album.1 newspaper clipping.44 photographic prints ; 7.55 in. x 5.50 in. (oval).

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7170563

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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