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HOWE, Julia Ward (1819-1910). Oversize cabinet photograph signed ("Julia Ward Howe"), by Purdy of Boston (imprint on mount), n.d. [copyright 1902]. 8 x 6 in, including mount, light soiling, the image clear and dark.
HOWE, Julia Ward (1819-1910). Oversize cabinet photograph signed ("Julia Ward Howe"), by Purdy of Boston (imprint on mount), n.d. [copyright 1902]. 8 x 6 in, including mount, light soiling, the image clear and dark. THE AUTHOR OF "THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC." A finely detailed head-and shoulders image of the influential author, suffragette and abolitionist, wearing an elaborately embroidered gown and shawl. Howe's memorable lyrics to the tune "John Brown's Body," penned in 1861 after a tour of Union Army encampments, achieved universal popularity as the most widely sung anthem of the Civil War, under the title of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."