Grouping of CDVs of National and East Tennessee interest. Subjects include U.S. President from Tennessee Andrew Johnson; Henry Ward Beecher together with sister Harriet Beecher Stowe; Daniel Webster; James Russell Lowell from the 1855 drawing from S.W. Rowse; Horace Greeley; John A. Andrew, 25th Governor of Massachusetts 1861-1865; Johann Strauss; John Greenleaf Whittier; Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (1829-1892, composer who penned "When Johnny comes Marching Home"); Tennessee Governor W.G. Parson Brownlow; Horace Maynard (1814-1882, Tennessee House of Representatives, Unionist, Abolitionist); CDV labeled as Mrs. Reeves (daughter of Horace Maynard, Wilhelmina Donelson Reeve, married Felix Reeve, Colonel 8th Regiment Tennessee Infantry); plus 14 CDVs including East Tennessee sitters; 8 have backstamps for Knoxville studios including A.T. Hunt, T.M. Schleier, McCrary & Branson, and Smiley's. One of the Smiley stamped CDV's depicts 3 people in a parlor setting with pencil inscription en verso: "Mr. & Mrs. Smiley & dau Hattie". All circa last half 19th century and found in the same photographic album.

PROVENANCE: A Nashville, Tennessee estate.

CONDITION: Several CDVs have clipped lower corners and light foxing.. All with light grime, minor handling wear.