Cowan's Auctions December 2nd American History, Including the Civil War Auction Important Full Plate Daguerreotype of Governor Boutwell and his Council to be
sold in Cowan's December 2nd American History Auction
Excellent American Flags Also Offered in the Sale
"We are exc
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November 8, 2011
American History, Including the Civil War Auction
SALE: 12/2/11 10 AM EDT
PREVIEW: 12/1/11 12 PM - 5 PM, 12/2/11 8 AM - 10 AM EDT
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Important Full Plate Daguerreotype of Governor Boutwell and his Council to be sold in Cowan's December 2nd American History Auction
Excellent American Flags Also Offered in the Sale
"We are excited to offer 345 fresh-to-the-market lots in Cowan's December 2nd American History auction. The lots featured in the auction represent a wide-range of historic moments and individuals from our nation's fascinating history."
-Katie Horstman, American History Director, Cowan's Auctions Inc.
CINCINNATI – Cowan's American History, Including the Civil War, auction will take place on December 2, 2011. The 345-lot sale, to be held at Cowan's salesroom, will feature Photographs, Archives, Books, Documents, and
Manuscripts from the 18th to the 20th centuries of America's history. Some of the highlights in the sale include an Important Whole Plate Daguerreotype of
Governor Boutwell and his Council and a Civil War and Personal archive of Major General Godfrey Weitzel.
An Important Full Plate Daguerreotype of Governor Boutwell and his Council is estimated to bring $16,000/18,000. George Sewall Boutwell was a statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th Governor of Massachusetts, a Senator and Representative from Massachusetts, and the first commissioner of Internal Revenue under President Abraham Lincoln. The daguerreotype is attributed to John Adams Whipple, a well known American inventor and photographer.
A rare Bell & Everett Multi-Colored Union Badge for the Campaign of 1860 is estimated to sell for $10,000/15,000. This extremely rare silk and
multi-colored ribbon features bust portraits of John Bell and Edward Everett, Constitutional Union Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates for 1860. Only one of two known to exist, the other ribbon is in private hands. This
ribbon was found approximately 25 years ago in a book of poetry from the Washington D.C. area. A slave owner, John Bell was considered moderate for his conciliatory position on admitting new territories without slavery - a position that infuriated southern politicians and made him a compromise candidate that could be supported by northerners and former Whigs.
A William Henry Harrison Campaign Flag Banner is estimated at $10,000/15,000. This is only the third known example of this rare political textile.
A Rare Daniel S. Mitchell & John Hiller American Indian CDVs Album is estimated to sell for $12,000/16,000. This lot contains 36 CDVs housed in a period album with inked identification on most pages. Many of the Sioux seen here were present at the signing of the Fort Laramie Treaty and the Battle of Little Big Horn.
A rare Mexican War Daguerreotype of Identified Officers from the 5th U.S. Infantry is expected to sell for $10,000/15,000. This quarter plate depicts two
officers of the 5th U.S. Infantry taken in Vera Cruz, Mexico in April, 1847. The officer smiling on the left
