Portrait of Unidentified Woman Taken During Civil War Era
Date:
ca. 1865
Description:
The young woman is wearing a dress with garibaldi sleeves, a popular fashion in the mid 1860s. Her a hair is also styled in the fashion of that period.
This carte de visite has a federal revenue stamp on the back indicating a tax was paid on the photograph. This tax was passed by Congress, 1864-1866, to pay for the war. The young woman is wearing the fashion and hair style of the Civil War period.