Lot of 6 CDVs of naval officers and sailors, with both US and South American studio imprints, believed to be crewmembers of the USS Dacotah. Two of the photographs are signed by the sitters, including a mustached officer, with "Courret Hermanos / Lima" backmark and inscription signed "James Butterworth, USS Dacotah." This may be the same James Butterworth who was ultimately promoted to Chief Engineer, serving aboard the USS Susquehanna and USS Niagara during the Civil War. The second carte, credited to "Fotographia Jardin Abadie / Valparaiso," is signed by John B. Kelly. The remaining cartes include a young officer pencil identified on verso as "C.W. Breaker, USN," credit to L. Horning, Philadelphia; and three unidentified subjects, two with Peruvian studio imprints (Lima and Callao) and one credited to F. Kindler, Newport, RI. The USS Dacotah was launched in 1859, and her first assignment was with the East Indian Squadron, arriving at Hong Kong in early 1861. By March 1861, Dacotah joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Hampton Roads. In July 1862, she was assigned to the James River Flotilla, and the following September, she was ordered to Nassau to search for the Confederate privateers CS Alabama and CS Florida. After returning to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Beaufort, NC, Dacotah was placed out of commission from August 1864-May 1865 at Boston. The following month, she cruised the West Indies, returning to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in August 1865. She was again put to sea from Philadelphia in January 1866 for a voyage to the Pacific, calling at Funchal, Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and after passing through the Straits of Magellan, at Valparaiso. Following duty off the coasts of South and Central America, Mexico, and California, Dacotah was decommissioned at Mare Island, July 26, 1869. These photographs were almost certainly taken soon after the Civil War, while Dacotah was venturing from Philadelphia to South America, ca 1866. Condition: Overall very good condition, few with some light spots.
Lot of 6 CDVs of naval officers and sailors, with both US and South American studio imprints, believed to be crewmembers of the USS Dacotah. Two of the photographs are signed by the sitters, including a mustached officer, with "Courret Hermanos / Lima" backmark and inscription signed "James Butterworth, USS Dacotah." This may be the same James Butterworth who was ultimately promoted to Chief Engineer, serving aboard the USS Susquehanna and USS Niagara during the Civil War. The second carte, credited to "Fotographia Jardin Abadie / Valparaiso," is signed by John B. Kelly. The remaining cartes include a young officer pencil identified on verso as "C.W. Breaker, USN," credit to L. Horning, Philadelphia; and three unidentified subjects, two with Peruvian studio imprints (Lima and Callao) and one credited to F. Kindler, Newport, RI. The USS Dacotah was launched in 1859, and her first assignment was with the East Indian Squadron, arriving at Hong Kong in early 1861. By March 1861, Dacotah joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Hampton Roads. In July 1862, she was assigned to the James River Flotilla, and the following September, she was ordered to Nassau to search for the Confederate privateers CS Alabama and CS Florida. After returning to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Beaufort, NC, Dacotah was placed out of commission from August 1864-May 1865 at Boston. The following month, she cruised the West Indies, returning to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in August 1865. She was again put to sea from Philadelphia in January 1866 for a voyage to the Pacific, calling at Funchal, Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and after passing through the Straits of Magellan, at Valparaiso. Following duty off the coasts of South and Central America, Mexico, and California, Dacotah was decommissioned at Mare Island, July 26, 1869. These photographs were almost certainly taken soon after the Civil War, while Dacotah was venturing from Philadelphia to South America, ca 1866. Condition: Overall very good condition, few with some light spots.
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