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(JEWISH BRIDE AND GROOM). TIN-TYPE PHOTOGRAPH  mounted within mat, behind glass, in half-case. Bride poses with her Union soldier husband-to-be who wears a Reform-Jewish prayer shawl. Groom is a veteran volunteer as designated by the chevrons on his sleeve, indicating that he had fulfilled one enlistment and had volunteered for another term of service. A NINTH PLATE IMAGE OF OUTSTANDING  RESOLUTION AND CLARITY. EXHIBITED:   Yeshiva University Museum, Passages through the Fire: Jews and the Civil War (2013).  Formerly in the collection of Herb Oeck, Jr.   See:   https://www.militaryimagesmagazine-digital.com/2023/09/05/searching-for-herb-pecks-images-45-years-after-the -theft-of-his-pre-eminent-collection-an-update-and -a-new-call-to-action/