Thanks for Shepley photograph, Norfolk, Va., 1865
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Item 76630
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E. W. Whipple, president of the Norfolk, Virginia, Board of Trade, wrote to Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, thanking him for sending a "beautiful, imperial photograph of yourself." The Board of Trade had requested the photo.
Shepley, a Portland lawyer, served in Norfolk during the Civil War as commander of the Division of Eastern Virginia.
Other Information
- Title: Thanks for Shepley photograph, Norfolk, Va., 1865
- Creator: Whipple, E. W.
- Creation Date: 1865-07-27
- Subject Date: 1865
- Town: Norfolk
- State: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 24.8 x 19.5
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 4/6
- Collection: George F. Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Portrait photographs
Shepley, George F. (George Foster), 1860-1903--Correspondence
People
Shepley, George F.
Whipple, E. W.
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