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Neat! I thought I'd seen all the Kady Brownell photos, but here is another one from Blue and Grey Relics, it even has my first clear image of a young Robert S. Brownell.
Could anyone with knowledge of period photography tell me if this image is from the 1860s or early 1870? I believe that this was from a GAR benefit show in Bridgeport Ct. that Kady was reported to have performed the manual of arms in. That would make the outfit she is wearing a costume as opposed to to anything she wore at 1st Bull Run or The battle of New Berne in 1862.
All credit to Blue and Grey Relics.
Could anyone with knowledge of period photography tell me if this image is from the 1860s or early 1870? I believe that this was from a GAR benefit show in Bridgeport Ct. that Kady was reported to have performed the manual of arms in. That would make the outfit she is wearing a costume as opposed to to anything she wore at 1st Bull Run or The battle of New Berne in 1862.
All credit to Blue and Grey Relics.