3 CIVIL WAR CDV LOT CAPT BRINKER COLUMBUS OHIO HOME GUARD SON DAVID AUTOGRAPHED

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3 CIVIL WAR CDV LOT CAPT BRINKER COLUMBUS OHIO HOME GUARD SON DAVID AUTOGRAPHED:
$1495.00

ORIGINAL! RARE!3 CIVIL WAR CDV LOT CAPT BRINKER COLUMBUS OHIO HOME GUARD SON DAVID AUTOGRAPHED

3 CIVIL WAR CDV LOT CAPT BRINKER COLUMBUS OHIO HOME GUARD SON DAVID AUTOGRAPHED

ITEM SPECIFICS

FORMAT:THREE (3) ORIGINAL CARTES DE VISITE (CDV's)
DIMENSIONS:EACH MEASURES 2 9/16" X 4"
MILITARY FAMILY:THE BRINKER FAMILY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
MAIN SUBJECTS:CAPTAIN THOMAS G. BRINKER (FATHER) & DAVID BRINKER (SON)
MILITARY UNIT:COLUMBUS OHIO HOME GUARDS / UNION INFANTRY VOLUNTEER CORPS
INSCRIPTION DATE:FEBRUARY 20TH, 1865 (CONFLICT-PERIOD INK AUTOGRAPH)
PHOTOGRAPHERS:GRISWOLD & SMITH (COLUMBUS, OH) & STANSBURY & CO. MULTIPLYING GALLERY (LOUISVILLE, KY)

UNPUBLISHED MIDWESTERN CIVIL WAR HISTORICAL DISCOVERY!OFFERRED HERE IS A SPECTACULAR, DEEPLY INTACT, THREE-CARD CIVIL WAR FAMILY ARCHIVE TRACKING CAPTAIN THOMAS G. BRINKER OF THE COLUMBUS, OHIO HOME GUARDS AND HIS SON, UNION INFANTRYMAN DAVID BRINKER.THIS INCREDIBLE FAMILY GROUP INCLUDES THREE ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR CARTES DE VISITE THAT HAVE REMAINED SECURED TOGETHER FOR OVER 160 YEARS. NOT ONLY DOES THIS LOT OFFER REMARKABLE MULTI-GENERATIONAL HISTORICAL VALUE, BUT BECAUSE IT FEATURES CRISP, IDENTIFIED PORTRAITS WITH CONFLICT-PERIOD HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS, IT HOLDSSIGNIFICANT RESEARCH POTENTIAL. FOR AN ADVANCED COLLECTOR OR PHOTO-HISTORIAN, THIS INTACT ARCHIVE COULD SERVE AS THE DEFINITIVE KEY TO IDENTIFYING UNCAPTIONED DUPLICATE PORTRAITS OR GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES CURRENTLY CATALOGED AS "UNKNOWN SOLDIERS" WITHIN MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL DATABASES LIKE THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.THE ARCHIVE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) ARTIFACTS:CARD 1: CAPTAIN THOMAS G. BRINKER PORTRAIT & REVERSE PROVENANCE

THE SUBJECT:STRIKING, CRISP FULL-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN THOMAS G. BRINKER POSING IN EXTENSIVE UNION MILITIA REGALIA WITH A SLOUCH HAT, ENTIRE FEATHER PLUME, DOUBLE-BREASTED OFFICER'S UNIFORM COAT, WAIST SASH, AND DRESS SWORD WITH BULLION TASSELS.
THE REVERSE INSCRIPTION:BEARS A CLEAR 1860's PERIOD FOUNTAIN PEN MANUSCRIPT INK NOTATION READING:"THOMAS G. BRINKER. TAKEN DURING CIVIL WAR WHEN CAPT OF HOME GUARDS AT COLUMBUS, O."
THE STUDIO BACKMARK:FEATURES THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE MID-WAR PRINTED PRESS BACKMARK FOR HISTORIC OHIO PHOTOGRAPHERS"GRISWOLD & SMITH, JOHNSON BUILDING, COLUMBUS, O."(OPERATED BRIEFLY UNDER THIS SPECIFIC COMBINED PARTNERSHIP NAME FROM 1864 TO 1865).
ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION:A LOWER NOTATION READS:"PROPERTY OF DR. ED. H. GARL, PLUMPER [PLUMBER], IDAHO."SHOWING THE FASCINATING, CLASSIC POST-WAR WESTWARD MIGRATION OF THE FAMILY ESTATE OUT WEST.

CARD 2: DAVID BRINKER (SON) PORTRAIT — WARTIME INK INSCRIPTION DATED FEB 1865

THE SUBJECT:THE SECOND CIVIL WAR CARTE DE VISITE PRESENTS DAVID BRINKER, CAPTAIN BRINKER’S SON, CAPTURED IN A CRISP VIGNETTE PORTRAIT WEARING A UNION INFANTRY ENLISTED SEVEN-BUTTON SHELL JACKET / UNIFORM COAT.
THE LOWER FRONT INSCRIPTION:EXQUISITELY HAND-INSCRIBED AND SIGNED IN PERIOD INK USING HISTORIC FOUNTAIN CURSIVE DIRECTLY TO HIS FAMILY:"YOURS AFFECTIONATE SON DAVID BRINKER FEB 20TH / 65"— AN ABSOLUTE TIME-STAMPED JEWEL INKED JUST MONTHS BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE CONFLICT.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER BACKMARK:REVEALS A SCARCE, HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE PRINTED BACKMARK FROM"MULTIPLYING GALLERY. STANSBURY & CO., 415 MARKET ST., BET. 4TH & 5TH. FERROTYPES OR GEMS MADE ONLY BY US AT 1.25 PER DOZEN."HISTORICAL DATA PLACES THIS SPECIFIC STANSBURY GALLERY IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, TRACING THE YOUNG SOLDIER'S PHYSICAL MOVEMENT DURING THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE WAR.

CARD 3: DAVID BRINKER (SON) PORTRAIT — AUTOGRAPHED PENCIL ID IN FULL COMBAT REGALIA

THE SUBJECT:A THIRD COMPANION CDV SHOWING DAVID BRINKER IN AN ALTERNATE FULL-LENGTH STUDIO SCHEME. HE IS PICTURED STANDING PROUDLY IN FULL INFANTRY COMBAT REGALIA, FEATURING AN INTERNAL-LINED NINE-BUTTON VOLUNTEER FROCK SACK COAT, TROUSERS, AND AN ACCURATE ENLISTED UNION KEPI / FORAGE CAP PINNED TO HIS HEAD. HE POSES IN FRONT OF A HIGH-CLASS ORNATE VICTORIAN SCENIC BACKDROP DRAPED WITH HEAVY TASSELED CURTAINS AND STONE BALUSTRADES.
THE LOWER OBVERSE SPECIFICS:RETAINS A CRISP, AUTHENTIC PERIOD PENCIL SIGNATURE / ID DIRECTLY ALONG THE LOWER FRONT EDGE MOUNT CARD STOCK FACE STYLING:"DAVID BRINKER."
CARD REVERSE:PLAIN MATTE MOUNT BACK WITH UNTOUCHED, AGE-APPROPRIATE PATINA STAINS ON THE EDGE CORNERS, PROVING GENUINE ESTATE HOUSING OVER GENERATIONS.

CONDITION REPORTALL THREE CARDS REMAIN IN IMMACULATE, UNTRIMMED SHAPE MEASURING EXACTLY 2 9/16" X 4". LIGHT AGE-APPROPRIATE CORNER WEAR, NATURALLY MATURED MATTE SILVERING, AND GOLDEN-AGE TONING SURFACES ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE GROUP. ALL WRITING REMAINS CRISPLY INTACT AND ENTIRELY LEGIBLE WITH NO RIPS, CRACKS, OR SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITION SURFACES.AN EXTRAORDINARY SHOWPIECE DESTINED FOR AN ELITE PRIVATE ARCHIVE, AN OHIO HISTORIC INSTITUTION, OR A DEDICATED MUSEUM-TIER COLLECTION DEVOTED TO TRUE COMBATANT CIVIL WAR PROVENANCE OF THE MIDWEST.

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