Carte-de-Visite photograph of George Hoge / Hogue.
There is a 2 cent tax stamp on the back side indicating that the photo dates to the Civil War, probably between 1 August 1864 and 1 March 1865 during the time when a tax stamp higher than one cent was used.
Original, professional photograph from Shafer & Lingo, Photographers, Morgantown, West Va.
Staggers-Bowlby Album 01 Series - Catherine Miranda (Staggers) Bowlby Collection
Notes
The Catherine Miranda (Staggers) Bowlby Collection photographs were acquired and preserved by friends of the Bowlby family who owned and shared the photographs with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2005. Ownership information has been kept private upon request.
Catherine Miranda (Staggers) Bowlby [1855-1941] was the wife of Sebastian Bowlby, and the daughter of Lisbon Leander Staggers [1820-1909] and his first wife, Eliza Jane Mooney [1820-1864].
Source Citation: Staggers-Bowlby Album 01, Photo 13 - George Hoge, item no. STAC_AN001_0013, Catherine Miranda (Staggers) Bowlby Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).
