Studio Portrait of George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Ward Custer, and Elizabeth Bacon Custer
LIBI_00295_10697; Albumen photo pasted on card. The card has a double-line gold border. This image depicts George seated on the left; Tom standing in the center; and Libbie seated on the right. George is wearing a major general uniform, hat folded on lap with right hand. His left arm is on the arm of the chair. His hand is over Libbie's lap. He faces Libbie. Tom is wearing a second Lieutenant Uniform. He is looking to the right of the camera. Libbie is wearing a white skirt; a dark top with no collar and ribbon ties. Her hair is half curled and pulled back. Her hands are folded on her lap. There is printing at bottom in gold that reads: “Entered according to Act of Congress by M.B. Brady & Co. in the year 1865 in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. The verso is stamped with Brady's National Photo Portrait Galleries. There are two inscriptions: a pencil notation along the top and an ink notation written side-ways along the center. This image was created by Mathew Brady, cir
National Park Service
Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00295_10697, Mathew B Brady, "Studio Portrait of George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Ward Custer, and Elizabeth Bacon Custer," circa 1856.
Title: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Historic Photo Collection URL: https://www.nps.gov/libi
circa 1865
01/01/1865 - 12/30/1865
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Mathew B. Brady Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
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