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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 83368, member: 44"]Believe The photographer was A.S. Morse of Tennessee. The pic looks exactly like a CDV Morse did of Grant. The only difference is that Morse's picture shows a Lincln's morning band dangling from Grant's left arm. I believe the lithograph blocked out the dangling mourning band.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original page I saw it was on the following link. This page messed up badly when opened on my iPad. The CDV is 1/2 way down the page on the left. It is coupled with another CDV of him. The pics are very small. You can click them for an enlarged view. The description is on the right #697. Here's what it says:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"697. </b>Two (2) cartes of U.S. Grant. A.S. Morse of Tennessee with cancelled revenue stamp. Second CDV of Grant wearing Lincoln mourning band on left arm. (Est. $80-120)"</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.railsplitter.com/sale13/grant13.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.railsplitter.com/sale13/grant13.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.railsplitter.com/sale13/grant13.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I found the pic on another site, which is easier to see.</p><p><a href="http://ravepad.com/page/schuyler-grant/images/view/3501660/697-Two-2-cartes-of-U-S-Grant-A-S-Morse-of-Tennessee-with" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ravepad.com/page/schuyler-grant/images/view/3501660/697-Two-2-cartes-of-U-S-Grant-A-S-Morse-of-Tennessee-with" rel="nofollow">http://ravepad.com/page/schuyler-grant/images/view/3501660/697-Two-2-cartes-of-U-S-Grant-A-S-Morse-of-Tennessee-with</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now there is another pic of him out there that is very similar; however, in that pic his hand isn't stuck into his vest.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>For educational purposes:</p><p><img src="http://www.railsplitter.com/sale13/images/4051.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 83368, member: 44"]Believe The photographer was A.S. Morse of Tennessee. The pic looks exactly like a CDV Morse did of Grant. The only difference is that Morse's picture shows a Lincln's morning band dangling from Grant's left arm. I believe the lithograph blocked out the dangling mourning band. The original page I saw it was on the following link. This page messed up badly when opened on my iPad. The CDV is 1/2 way down the page on the left. It is coupled with another CDV of him. The pics are very small. You can click them for an enlarged view. The description is on the right #697. Here's what it says: [B]"697. [/B]Two (2) cartes of U.S. Grant. A.S. Morse of Tennessee with cancelled revenue stamp. Second CDV of Grant wearing Lincoln mourning band on left arm. (Est. $80-120)" [URL]http://www.railsplitter.com/sale13/grant13.htm[/URL] I found the pic on another site, which is easier to see. [URL]http://ravepad.com/page/schuyler-grant/images/view/3501660/697-Two-2-cartes-of-U-S-Grant-A-S-Morse-of-Tennessee-with[/URL] Now there is another pic of him out there that is very similar; however, in that pic his hand isn't stuck into his vest. --- Susan For educational purposes: [IMG]http://www.railsplitter.com/sale13/images/4051.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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