Thomas war flag

[tmh10]

• Title: Thomas war flag

• Date Created/Published: [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]

• Medium: 1 photographic print on card mount : gelatin silver.

• Summary: Portrait shows a man holding a display of the battle flag used by Gen. George H. Thomas's unit.

• Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-34067 (digital file from original item) LC-USZC4-7981 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-92395 (b&w film copy neg.)

• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

• Call Number: LOT 4185, no. 30 [P&P]

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

• Notes:
  • Title from item.
  • From Brady negative: LC-BH832-631.

 

[Patrick H]

That's another nice photo, but I speculate that it was made after the war--perhaps in 1865, but after the close of hostilities. I say that only because the man is in civilian clothes.

 

[tmh10]

That's another nice photo, but I speculate that it was made after the war--perhaps in 1865, but after the close of hostilities. I say that only because the man is in civilian clothes.

Could be. The LOC says created or published 1861-1865, but I've found their info to be incorrect from time to time.

 

[AndyHall]

Probably quite a while after the war. This is clearly a GAR-type thing. I don't know who does the cataloging for the LoC, but they're not very good at it.