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1862 Civil War Date John Ericsson Carte de Visite Photo Designed the USS Monitor

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1862 Civil War Date John Ericsson Carte de Visite Photo Designed the USS Monitor
Civil War CDVs
John Ericsson Designed the “USS Monitor” Carte de Visite
March 31, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Carte de Visite Photograph of John Ericsson, Designed the USS Monitor, Very Fine.
March 31, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, CDV of John Ericsson, Engineer and Designer of the USS Monitor, measures 2.5” x 4”. The Image shows a bust pose of Ericsson from life. Back stamp reads, “J.E. Tolton & Co. / Manufacturers & Importers of / Photograph Albums & Carte de Visite / 167 Wash.n St. Boston.” Period ink notations on back read, “Ericsson - the Scientist. of Franck Taylor, - Penn. Av. Wash. D.C. Mar. 31, 1862. / J. Meigs.” Minor soiling.
John Ericsson (1803-1889). Swedish-American naval inventor and engineer, he invented the screw propeller and made improvements in locomotives and naval guns. He is best remembered for building the famed Civil War Ironclad boat Monitor, which had one of the first moving turrets.