eBay

Description

Truly one of the most pristine and important family Civil War era photo albums I have ever owned. The album featured here represents the HOLT FAMILY of ( Milford,New Hampshire) primarily starting with the elder Holt patriarch Samuel Holt. Other family members are indentified throughout the album including Hiram Holt ( 1807-1894) and Civil War soldier Marquis Lafayette Holt. Marquis is shown in the album in uniform & kepi as a member of the New Hampshire Company E 3rd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire. Opposite the album page image showing the Carte de visite of Private Marquis you will see other cdv images showing soldiers of this Regiment including the Sergeant Major and 1st Lieutenant. Private Marquis is found in the album post war including images of other Holt family & friends such as Sara Holt wife of Marquis, Emma Parkes, Flora Holt daughter of Marquis & Sara Holt, John K.Wells daughter Mary Wells, Charles & Sarah Wells, Archie Ogden ( Female),John "Jack" Southworth “,Miss Lovejoy, Annie Holt wife of Clark etc.. The photographs consist of cdv’s and tintypes while being housed in a gorgeous leather bound album with Porcelain bumpers,Gold Leaf inlay and Gilt edging~Both boards and spine are in very good condition showing light wear.

*Other images that are included with this album show Marquis an aged gentleman and later a elderly man, the same applys in regard to wife Sara. These images consist of Cabinet Cards and other photographic mediums. In addition there are genealogical research papers on the Holt’s and a brief summary of the New Hampshire 3rd Regiment.

Provenance: I purchased this album in 1989 from a Holt family member descendant in Lake County,Florida and has remained in my personal collection since.

Specifications: Album measures 5' x 7 inches and is 2' 1/2 inches in height containg 52 cdv and tintype images and weighs roughly 3 pounds.

Additional Comments: Not every page in the album is featured here in this listing due to limitations on amount of images one can post.