Carte de visite of Admiral William Reynolds, U. S. Navy, affixed to backing board with text labels "an illustrious brother" and "Admiral William Reynolds U. S. Navy". William Reynolds was a brother of General John Fulton Reynolds.
Carte de visite. Unidentified couple, possibly George W. Etter and his wife, Elizabeth Mischlich Etter.
Provenance
This collection of photographs is from the estate of Esther Etter Rebman, and is mostly of the Etter, Falk and Kriegelstein families. Some of the photographs may have belonged to her aunt, Mary Etter (b. 1897, d. 1960).
Carte de visite. Gilbert Bushong. Written at top of page: "Thias is Marvin's father Gilbert". Written at bottom of page: "Son of Henry Bushong. Gilbert Bushong, Marvin's father." Has tax stamp on reverse.
Small brown leather album of cartes de visites, one tintype and a loose cabinet card. Inscription, written twice, on front pages: "Presented to Charles H. Bushong by his grandfather Henry Bushong". This album contains photographs of members of the family of Henry Bushong and his son, Gilbert Bushong, who were devout Quakers and Abolitionists who aided freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad at their farm in Bart Township, Lancaster County, during the Civil War.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
