Description: Gerrit Smith Backus, nephew of the Abolitionist & Presidential Candidate Gerrit Smith WAS a notable engineer WHO designed the Watervliet/& Troy Canal lockhouse, and the famous Trans Andes Railroad from Callao, Peru to Lima including the Galera Tunnel, one of the highest in the world and now a popular Tourist destination. An original group of 4 Civil War era CDV photos of Backus and his wife Fanny Johnson Backus, from a CDV album of the Gerrit Smith family of peterboro, new York. 2 of the images have ink ID & 3 with inscriptions from Lima, Peru, the 4th is a bust view of Fanny made from an 1850s daguerreotype. Gerrit Smith Backus, a Geneva, NY native died on the job in the Andes Mountains in 1866 & is buried at Callao. Minor wear, one with edges trimmed, Overall VG. Comes w bio info. The 4 images Welcome to my Ebay Auctions and Ebay Store. I am a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documents including broadsides, commissions, General Orders and other imprints. I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 35 years My customers have included some of the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as well was as a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 US federal, state, public and private university & municipal museums and libraries. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described. I am a longtime member of the Company of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, the Ephemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn. I SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, AND HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL FULL TIME SELLER OF ANTIQUE HISTORICAL ITEMS SINCE 1980. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER LISTINGS. PLEASE READ DETAILS OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL ITEMS ACCURATELY U.S. SHIPPING ONLY I ship only USPS priority mail with insurance Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If you would like to Add Me as a Seller You Follow, Go to the Seller Information Bar on the Middle Right Side of the Page and click ‘Follow This Seller”
Price: 265 USD
Location: Angier, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-04-03T19:07:17.000Z
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