^#1976 ^Lot 2037 Virginia White House

Wet plate, albumen 4 x 2.5 carte-de-visite photo. 1862 Barnard & Gibson imprint on the front mount. Excellent view of ‘White House,’ the plantation home on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, that William Henry Fitzhugh ‘Rooney’ Lee, inherited from his Grandfather Custis. "Rooney" Lee served as a Confederate General during the Civil War and was the son of General Robert E. Lee. Photographic label on the reverse; Brady's Album Gallery, No. 384. White House, Formerly residence of Mrs. Custis Washington, now the residence of Col. Lee, 17th May 1862. Very sharp view. Desirable 1862 Brady image. In fine condition, with silvering to the darker areas of the image.