Carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph of Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. The photograph was entered according to the Act of Congress in 1863 by C. Levy. Levy partnered with Cohen in 1865 and produced Civil War scenes. Undated.
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Carte-de-visite photograph of Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. The photograph was entered according to the Act of Congress in 1863 by C. Levy. Levy partnered with Cohen in 1865 and produced Civil War scenes. Undated.
Carte-de-visite photograph of Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, taken circa 1865 by Levy & Cohen. The image shows Libby Prison with the Confederate battle flag flying, and Richard R. "Dick" Turner, the prison's commissary, in the foreground. Printed on the back is "LIBBY PRISON ...THE ONLY VIEW OF THIS NOTORIOUS PRISON MADE DURING THE REBELLION." The photograph measures approximately 4 by 2 1/2 inches and includes a revenue stamp. Levy & Cohen were Jewish photographers with a Philadelphia studio.