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The eagle is not a patch, but rather a metal insignia that most Wide-Awakes wore attached to their oil cloth kepi hats, but this fellow chose to pin to his vest.
@ scottvez It's not....it's pre-war or early war. The size is the same as the mat, 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. There is wear on the plate around the mat opening and there is no evidence of trimming. There i...
I bought this out of Wisconsin.
Here's an auction on Ebay right now of "Wide Awakes" They don't have torches either: http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-EARLY-QUARTER-AMBROTYPE-PARAMILITARY-WIDE-AWAKES-ABE-CIVIL-WAR-ERA-MA-PHOTO-/13070354...
I appreciate you guys......Can you actually ask the Smithsonian about something like this? Will they actually answer?
Just to make it even weirder: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/lilj/item/2011645302/resource/
I took the preserver off......It has a piece of glass permanently attached to it...... and you can't see anything but a black blob.
Thanks Guys.....My passion for Dags and Ambrotypes is not appreciated around my house. Family thinks I'm a cross between an eccentric and a hoarder!!!! I really enjoy these early images. It's history.
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