Rees, Charles R.,, photographer.

[Unidentified woman, possibly Mrs. James Shields, in mourning dress and brooch showing Confederate soldier and holding young boy wearing kepi]

[between 1861 and 1865]

1 photograph : ninth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 8.0 x 6.9 cm (case)

Notes: Title devised by Library staff. Case: Papier mache with mother of pearl and hand painting; floral design. Identification of woman as Mrs. James Shields from dealer. Use digital images. Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. For more information see: (www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html) Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2013; (D067) Purchased from: The Virginia Confederate, Waldorf, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress).

Subjects: Confederate States of America.--Army--People--1860-1870. Women--1860-1870. Widows--1860-1870. Boys--1860-1870. Mourning clothing & dress--1860-1870. Soldiers--Confederate--1860-1870. Military uniforms--Confederate--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Confederate.

Format: Group portraits--1860-1870. Portrait photographs--1860-1870. Ambrotypes--Hand-colored--1860-1870.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Ambrotype/Tintype filing series (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650518 Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650519

More information about this collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.37270