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Infantryman
- Creator:
- Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Location:
- Massachusetts, Boston
- Origin Date:
- 1930-1950
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0483
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This linen postcard features a reproduction of a watercolor painting by William Ludwell Sheppard depicting an infantryman in the Confederate army during the United States Civil War, 1861-1865. This painting is one of a series of three by the artist in the collection of the Confederate Museum in Richmond, Virginia. The postcard reverse is divided. Narrative text is printed on the left side. The number 90759 is printed in the stamp placement block. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.