new orleans louisiana cdv photos 1860s id'd boy & father? civil war tax stamp papal They are unidentified

They are unidentified

but nearly all have lost their covers long ago

I'm unable to tell if he has facial tattoos or not

The original seals have dried up and fallen down into the case

The case is worn and the top rail is mostly detached

new orleans louisiana cdv photos 1860s id'd boy & father? civil war tax stamp papal They are unidentifiedTwo original CDVs of a boy and a man, both by New Orleans photographers, the man's with a Civil War revenue stamp, the boy's with an identification in pencil. The boy was George Brentford Mitchell (Feb 1862 Nov 1920), and although not identified, the man might have been George's father, Archibald (1819 1885). Young George is shown wearing Scottish sash. His father Archibald was born in Scotland and was a Captain in the Civil War, Confederate Army, Co.