ca. 1863-1875
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Abstract
This collection consists of carte de visite portraits of members of the Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of Massachusetts' two Black infantry regiments during the Civil War.
Collection Description
This collection consists of one album containing 29 cartes de visite of members of the Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of Massachusetts' two Black infantry regiments during the Civil War. The association was a veterans' organization for officers who served with that regiment, and the photographs are mostly of white officers from the 55th, as well as one carte de visite of an unidentified Black soldier. Many of the photographs are identified and were taken both during and after the Civil War. Photographers include H. C. Foster (Charleston and Morris Island, South Carolina), Amos H. Locke (Plymouth, Massachusetts), and John Adams Whipple (Boston, Massachusetts), among others.
Arrangement
The photographs in this collection are arranged in the order in which they appear in the album.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the estate of Allen D. Russell, through Mrs. Paul Aldrich, November 1989.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Detailed Description of the Collection
[Lieutenant John O. Mowry], undated
Photographer unknown.[Captain William Nutt], ca. 1870
Taken by Augustus Marshall (Boston, Mass.).[Captain George Frederick McKay], undated
Photographer unknown.Unidentified black soldier, undated
Photographer unknown.Unidentified man, ca. 1863-1875
Taken by John P. Soule (Boston, Mass.).[Lieutenant William Nutt], ca. 1863-1864
Taken by G. W. Beal (Natick, Mass.).[Lieutenant Marshall E. Hunter], undated
Taken by H. C. Foster (Charlestown, S.C.).Lieutenant Peter N. Sprague, Company A, undated
Taken by H. C. Foster (Morris Island, S.C.).[Captain Frank Goodwin], undated
Taken by Foss (Boston, Mass.).Captain Charles B. Grant, Company B, ca. 1863-1868
Taken by S. Masury (Boston, Mass.).Captain Charles C. Soule, Company K, undated
Taken by H. C. Foster (Charlestown, S.C.).[Lieutenant Charles F. Lee], 1867
Taken by J. C. Spooner's Picture Palace (Springfield, Mass.).Lieutenant E. Harris Jewett, Company E, undated
Photographer unknown.[Captain James D. Thurber], ca. 1864-1866
Taken by A. H. Locke (Plymouth, Mass.).Captain Thomas F. Ellsworth, Company I, undated
Taken by H. C. Foster (Charlestown, S.C.).Blank
Unidentified lieutenant, undated
Taken by H. C. Foster (Morris Island, S.C.).Surgeon Burt G. Wilder, ca. 1865
Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).Colonel Charles B. Fox, ca. 1865
Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).Lieutenant Thomas S. Harmon, Company E, undated
Taken by H. C. Foster (Morris Island, S.C.).Lieutenant Wylly Gannett, Company E, undated
Photographer unknown.[Lieutenant William C. Roberts], 1865
Taken by W. Fred Carpenter (Foxboro, Mass.).[Lieutenant Winthrop Perkins Boynton], ca. 1868-1874
Taken by George Kendall Warren (Cambridge, Mass.).Colonel Alfred S. Hartwell, ca. 1863-1869
Taken by A. Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).[Colonel Norwood Penrose Hallowell], ca. 1864-1866
Taken by A. H. Locke (Plymouth, Mass.).Unidentified man, undated
Taken by S. Measury (Boston, Mass.).[Probably taken by Samuel Masury of Boston, Mass.][Lieutenant Nathaniel Eustis Ladd], undated
Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).[Lieutenant George T. Garrison], ca. 1864-1866
Taken by A. H. Locke (Plymouth, Mass.).[Surgeon William Symington Brown], undated
Taken by Black & Case (Boston, Mass. and Newport, R.I.).Captain George M. Woodward, Company D, ca. 1864-1875
Taken by Claflin's Photographic Gallery (Worcester, Mass.).Preferred Citation
Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment carte de visite album, Photo. Coll. 59, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.