{"product_id":"kit-carson-edwin-perrin-1862-cdv-photograph","title":"Rare CDV of Christopher \"Kit\" Carson and Edwin Perrin","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e(Civil War Photography, New Mexico History, American West) \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003eRARE CDV OF CHRISTOPHER \"KIT\" CARSON AND EDWIN PERRIN\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eNew York: E. \u0026amp; H. T. Anthony, [1862]. Albumen carte-de-visite photograph mounted on original cardstock, measuring 4\" x 2-3\/8\". Studio portrait taken in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in January 1862, depicting Colonel Kit Carson standing at left in his Union Army frock coat alongside government expediter Edwin Perrin, seated with a walking cane. Publisher imprint of E. \u0026amp; H. T. Anthony on verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eThe physical condition of the photograph is graded \u003cstrong\u003e(6\/10) - VERY GOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e (utilizing a standardized 10-point scale for photographic prints and original works of art, indicating moderate or mild condition issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions). Tone remains clear with light spotting and light, uniform age toning across the card mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003eCivil War Operations in the Southwestern Theater and the New Mexico Campaign\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003eTaken in Albuquerque in January 1862, this rare studio portrait captures Kit Carson during his military service as colonel of the 1st New Mexico Volunteer Infantry alongside Edwin Perrin. Sent to New Mexico in 1861 by United States Secretary of War Simon Cameron, Perrin acted as a secret government expediter tasked with helping arm local Union troops as Confederate forces under General Henry Hopkins Sibley prepared to invade the territory. Perrin worked directly alongside Carson during the defensive preparations leading up to the Battle of Valverde in February 1862 and remained attached to Carson's Southwest command throughout the early Civil War operations in the Southwestern Theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003eProduction Scarcity and Historical Preservation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003ePublished by New York photographic firm E. \u0026amp; H. T. Anthony from negatives acquired during the Southwestern conflict, this dual portrait represents a rare survivor among contemporary visual records documenting Union military leadership on the New Mexico frontier.  A current global sweep of the \u003cstrong\u003eOCLC\/WorldCat database locates no recorded institutional copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e Carte-de-visite portraiture produced in Southwestern territorial outposts during active Civil War mobilization remains inherently scarce due to limited studio supplies, transport hazards, and restricted commercial distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEXCEEDINGLY RARE 1862 CARTE-DE-VISITE CAPTURING KIT CARSON AND UNION EXPEDITER EDWIN PERRIN AT THE OUTSET OF THE NEW MEXICO CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGN, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY, OR THE AMERICAN WEST.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# 000712\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43344851861653,"sku":"","price":14000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/kitcarsoncdv.01.09302018.jpg?v=1680280049","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/kit-carson-edwin-perrin-1862-cdv-photograph","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}