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SAM HOUSTON (Texas) c1860 Carte-de-Visite
Estimate:
$600 - $1,200
Starting Bid:
$300
Sold
$1,000
Live Auction
August Exceptional Estates Auction
Category
Description
CDV of Sam Houston, the general who led Texans to victory in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto, and later served as president of the Republic of Texas (twice), as Texas governor and as the first U.S. senator from Texas. (He also served earlier as the governor of Tennessee, the only person in the history of the country to serve as governor of two different states.) Uncredited, but other examples of this image have the backstamp for C.D. Fredericks. Measures 4" x 2-1/2". This item can be shipped in-house.
Condition
See images. Fine condition. Small toning spot along right border, not affecting photo. Pencil identification on verso.