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    Posted 13 years ago

    officialfuel
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    The photo album is red and has 50 pictures inside. I found a few pictures of a soldiers. One soldier in particular on his hat it shows US. All the rest of pictures must be of the family and relatives. Some of the photos are tin. One month later...When I first listed this album I had no clue who the officer was. After putting the album on CollectorsWeekly a certain individual who had seen it thought to himself, I know this person in the photo. He ask me to take a better picture. By him asking me to do that, I started taking a few photos out of the album. Well when I took out the photo of the officer, it was on the photo US Grant. I couldn't believe it. That album has been sitting on my table ever since I bought it almost 15 years ago. I want to thank this individual for all his help. I want to thank all the people on this site that go out of there way to help others! CollectorsWeekly Rocks!!!!!

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    Comments

    1. Dizzydave Dizzydave, 13 years ago
      What a Treasure! Dave
    2. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks Dave
    3. YardSaleDave, 13 years ago
      It is a nice find, congrats. The sad part of these old photo albums is that no one ever thought to put names and places on the back of the photos. I hope your's does have some family names inside, it would be interesting to find out just who that soldier was.
    4. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      YardSaleDave there are some names on some of the pictures but I would'nt know where to start. Thanks.
    5. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks VikingFan82
    6. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you tikiray
    7. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks VintageArgentina
    8. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks LauraJ27
    9. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks Enne
    10. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks Picking-and-collecting
    11. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks chevy59
    12. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thanks Dmk678
    13. Henry Henry, 13 years ago
      WOW!!! That's all I can say. Very nice.
    14. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Henry, love your comment.
    15. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you so much elizabethsestatefinds4you.
    16. Shawnl86 Shawnl86, 13 years ago
      It looks like something off a Horror Movie!
      Ever seen the Movie "Army of Darkness" with Bruce Campbell?
    17. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Shawnl86 for your comment, no I've never seen that movie.
    18. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you geekasaurus.
    19. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you AR8Jason! I will try and do that sometime next week.
    20. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you savethetoys for your comment.
    21. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      AR8Jason, I went through the album and found 15 different names. I will list these for you and some more pictures. It may not happen today but I will do this for you.
    22. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you wolcott1!
    23. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Here are the names that are in the album. Ama Armstrong, Martin Williamson, Lute Potter, Ezar Seymour, Eama Seymour, Uncle Grid Potter, Uncle Brouer & Aunt Jennie, Aunt Mary Ricketts, Uncle John & Aunt Sallie, Uncle Brouer Clement, Uncle Will Platt, Aunt Nancy Platt, Aunt Annabel Platt, Emma Wi_ _ _ can't make out the last signature. Hope this will help. No name on the officer.
    24. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      No, I afraid If I try a take the picture out it will rip the album.
    25. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      I got one out and it says from Walton's Gallary, Main Street Aurora, Indiana
    26. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      The names are hand written under the picture of the person in the album
    27. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      No name on that picture, get me a few moments and let me go through and see if I can get another out.
    28. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      On the back of Lute Potter picture , J. M. McIntosh, PhotoGrapher,Cor. Elizabeth and main Street, Rushville, Indiana
    29. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Found another name, Harry Gurr, Under picture it says Man Fish... The Calvert Lith. Co. Detroit
    30. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      You not going to believe this Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, Published by H...Anthony 501 Broadway,N.Y.
    31. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Are you there
    32. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Is this a rare find!
    33. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Wasn't a book written on Harry Gurr, The Man Fish?
    34. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      I believe I found another picture of Grant, not in uniform.
    35. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      This album has sat on my table for over 15 years and I never gave it any thought until I put it here on CollectorsWeekly!
    36. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you for all your help and info!!!!! I will try and get these photograph and show you.
    37. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you electobacco for looking. Glad you like.
    38. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you CollectorsWeekly!!
    39. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you rustyboltz!
    40. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you VictorianLady!
    41. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you MooreAntique!
    42. scottvez scottvez, 13 years ago
      Your guy in the photograph next to Grant is a soldier as well.

      Any name on the back of it?
    43. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      No sir no name. The soldier is in a uniform and I took picture out but no name. Thank you for looking scottvez!
    44. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      AR8Jason it might be at the end of the summer now. I'm very busy, but thanks for your interest. :-)
    45. oilman514 oilman514, 13 years ago
      i love gas&oil stuff but this is absolutely amazing
    46. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you so much oilman514. Thanks for such a nice comment. As you can see I have so many collections! I love alot of things.
    47. kerry10456 kerry10456, 13 years ago
      offcialfuel, This is one of the most interesting thing I've read about on CW. It has sparked my interest in something totally different. Love and and thank you for sharing .
    48. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you PassingFancy and thank you kerry10456 for the interest into a new field of collecting.
    49. scottvez scottvez, 13 years ago
      It is actually fairly common to find images of famous folks in a Civil War carte de visite (CDV) album and rarely implies a family connection to the subject.

      CDVs of the famous were produced in high numbers and collected-- they were the "baseball cards" of the era.

      Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, Grant, and McClellan are probably the most commonly found subjects.

      An obscure Brigadier General might indicate a particular Regimental affiliation of a soldier who is also in the album.
    50. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you scottvez for the info! Have a great day! :-)
    51. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you trukn20!
    52. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you leighannrn!
    53. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you mammi!
    54. destiny.g.v. destiny.g.v., 13 years ago
      that is so cool looks like a prop in a 18oo's biblical movie.
    55. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you destiny.g.v. for taking the time and stopping by!
    56. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Mrj303, shughs and sanhardin!
    57. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Chevelleman69!
    58. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you tlmbaran!
    59. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you flyrr100 and mtg75!
    60. marcobabe13 marcobabe13, 12 years ago
      I don't know how I missed this amazing story all of these months, but thanks, flyrr100, for loving it and bringing it to my attention! I've read over the comments several times now. What a find, officialfuel, but what a shame someone let this wonderful album out of their family.
    61. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you marcobabe13 for taking the time to stop by and commenting and showing some love on this great old album! :-)
    62. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you aycockonxion!
    63. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you egreeley1976!
    64. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Designer for showing some love on the old album!
    65. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you packrat-place!
      Thank you Longings!

      Michael
    66. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you BELLIN68!

      Michael
    67. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      No problem Sean.
    68. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you AmberRose for stopping by and showing some love!

      Michael
    69. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you crswerner!

      Michael
    70. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you antiquesareamazing for the love!

      Michael
    71. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you italiangirl for the love! Have a great week!

      Michael
    72. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you chrissylovescats for the love!

      Michael
    73. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you blunderbuss2 for the love!

      Michael
    74. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you beachbomb for the love!

      Michael
    75. rniederman rniederman, 12 years ago
      Hmmm ... somehow I missed this when originally posted. Nice album design.
    76. rniederman rniederman, 12 years ago
      Hopefully I will post more photos in the near future; there are still some interesting cabs and CDVs to pop on CW, but I don't have any albums. And ... I just finished negotiating the acquisition of a small 1880s American wood & brass view camera outfit as well as six intriguing images; of which several are pictures of photographers posing with their cameras. One image (in particular) is actually a large, multi-image cabinet card (at least it appears to be) with an array of 36 small 'gem' photos of a nude female study (tasteful poses though).
    77. scottvez scottvez, 12 years ago
      I look forward to seeing the images-- esp. the photographers!

      I have several and they always command a lot of interest (and usually corresponding high prices).

      scott
    78. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you rniederman for the love and for your comment! I still have the album and one of these days I will post some more photos. I love all your cameras! Awesome collection!

      Michael
    79. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you scottvez for stopping by and commenting!

      Michael
    80. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you pw-collector for the love!

      Michael
    81. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love!

      Michael
    82. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you kindy for the love!

      Michael
    83. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you ho2cultcha for the love!

      Michael
    84. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you mariasmerchandise for the love!

      Michael
    85. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Phatbuddha for the love!

      Michael
    86. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Manikin for the love!
      Thank you miKKoChristmas11 for the love!
      Thank you pops52 for the love!

      Michael
    87. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Eyewideopen for the love! Have a great week!

      Michael
    88. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you petey for the love!

      Michael
    89. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you bratjdd for stopping in and leaving the nice comment!

      Michael
    90. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you AntigueToys and mtg75 for the loves!

      Michael
    91. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you NativeJewelerylovers for the love! Have a great evening!

      Michael
    92. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you rikanddonna for the love! Have a good Thursday!

      Michael
    93. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you tom61375 for the love!

      Michael
    94. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you vanskyock24 and fermlady for the loves!

      Michael
    95. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you SPEEDWAYPICKER for the love!

      Michael
    96. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you ttomtucker for the love!

      Michael
    97. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you Manikin, Radegunder and snowman3 for the loves!

      Michael
    98. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you vintagegirl66 and Harborguy for the loves!

      Michael
    99. southcop southcop, 9 years ago
      awesome!!
    100. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you surfdub66, vintagegirl66 and southcop for the loves! Also thank you southcop for the awesome comment!

      Michael
    101. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you PatSea for the love!

      Michael
    102. antiquerose antiquerose, 9 years ago
      Super, Super Post!! Thanks
    103. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you trunkman for the love!

      Michael
    104. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you antiquerose for the love and the great comment!

      Michael
    105. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 9 years ago
      Oh please, amazing post!!
    106. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you Jewels for the love!

      Michael
    107. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you Virginia.vintage for the love and the great comment!

      Michael
    108. officialfuel officialfuel, 8 years ago
      Thank you Neighborguysfan for the love!

      Michael
    109. martika martika, 8 years ago
      What a treasure!!! I'm dreaming to find something similar!!!
    110. officialfuel officialfuel, 7 years ago
      Thank you PostCardCollector and martika for the love and the nice comment!

      Michael
    111. flashlarue flashlarue, 6 years ago
      Great photo of Grant. I recognized who it was instantly. When Grant was running president the photo studio cranked out thousands of copies of this photo and most of them haven't survived the test of time. I bought a photo of an Indian chief for $7 at a junk store in Oklahoma and resold it for over $700. I am sure you could get the same results with Grant's photo. Again beautiful photo.
    112. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      This particular Grant image is lithographic and doesn't command the same monetary interest as "photographic" views. Large numbers are out there-- it seems that many families put a Grant view into their photograph albums.

      Many photographic views of Grant can be found for less than $100.

      scott
    113. rickzog4 rickzog4, 4 years ago
      Amazing story. You found what many of us in here strive to find - a one of a kind historic treasure.

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