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Tammany Hall and Hotel. 2-cent tax stamp on verso.
Taxation on many items was in effect through most of the Civil War in order to support the cost of the conflict. From August 1, 1864 through July 31, 1866, photography, which was a luxury item, was added to the list of taxed items.
Group of Visitors, on board the Italian man of war Re Galantuomo, in N.Y. Harbor, 1862. 2-cent tax stamp on verso.
Group of Soldiers charging with Bayonets, on board of the Italian man of war Re Galantuomo, in N.Y. Harbor, 1862. Partial 2-cent tax stamp on verso.
Broadway, Instantaneous No. 122. Japanese Embassy welcome, June 1860. 2-cent tax stamp on verso.
Unidentified parade, NY. At left, on the roof of 653 Broadway, is a large camera sign and the word “Photographs.”