CDV of Buttermilk Drinkers, 1864/1866

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], CDV of Buttermilk Drinkers, 1864-1866, Ms2022-070, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This collection contains a printed image of five soldiers gathered around, pouring and drinking buttermilk from a jar, possibly during or shortly after the American Civil War.
Language:
The materials in this collection contain are written in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], CDV of Buttermilk Drinkers, 1864-1866, Ms2022-070, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a printed image of five soldiers gathered around, pouring and drinking buttermilk from a jar, possibly during or shortly after the American Civil War. The man in the center pours a jug while the others hold their cups of buttermilk. One man appears to drink from a very long straw. The image is copied from a tintype or ambrotype. A two cent stamp on the back of the image partly obscures part of the name of the printing gallery, which starts with "McCabe &", but it is indicated as being in Sidney, Ohio.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2017.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the CDV of Buttermilk Drinkers was completed in October 2022.