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Eight Signed Photos of Early Washington College Eight Signed CDV Photos of Early Washington College

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Eight Signed Photos of Early Washington College Eight Signed CDV Photos of Early Washington College
<B>Eight Signed CDV Photos of Early Washington College Faculty Members, Including President General George Washington Custiss Lee.</B></I> All are by noted Lexington, Virginia photographer Michael Miley, whose outdoor images are also offered in this catalog. In addition to Robert E. Lee's son, who was President of the College after his father died, the Captain James J. White (professor of Greek, and known as <I>"Old Zeus"</B></I> among the students). White commanded the Liberty Hall Volunteers during the War, and afterward became one of Lee's closet friends; Col. William Preston Johnson (son and biographer of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnson). While an aide to Jefferson Davis, Col. Johnson administered the oath to John Hunt Morgan and Morgan's calvary squadron in 1861, when they joined the Confederate Army. He was present with Lee when he died, and later became the first President of Tulane University and President of Louisiana State University; John Randolph Tucker, Dean of the Law School and Attorney General of Virginia during the War; J.L. Campbell, H.S. McCulloch, and R.S. Nelson. The signature on one is too faded to read, but all others are clear. Overall, Very Good condition, nicely presented in two 9.5"x12.3" custom frames. Almost impossible to duplicate!