Pair of albumen print photographs depicting General and President Ulysses S. Grant. 1865 and circa late 1870s. Views include: 

1. Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant. Half-length seated studio albumen CDV. Boston, Massachusetts: John Whipple, 1865. Publisher's identification and copyright to mount recto. Publisher's imprint to mount verso. Period pencil identification to mount verso. 

A fine portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in uniform wearing three-star Lieutenant General shoulder straps and an open frock coat.

2. Studio bust portrait albumen cabinet card. San Francisco, California: California Photograph Gallery, [1870s]. Publisher's "402 Kearny Street" imprint printed to mount recto. Publisher's imprint gilt printed to mount verso. Pencil identification to mount verso. 

Large oval-vignetted bust-length portrait of the elder statesman in civilian dress with a bowtie and watch chain.

A compelling visual pairing tracing the evolution of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) from his role as General-in-Chief of the Union Armies at the close of the Civil War to his post-presidential world tour. The CDV captures Grant shortly after his promotion to Lieutenant General in 1864–1865, posed in his characteristic relaxed posture. The later cabinet card depicts Grant around the time of his triumphant arrival in San Francisco in September 1879 aboard the steamer City of Tokio, concluding his historic two-year world tour to massive public celebrations along the Pacific Coast.

John Adams Whipple (1822–1891) was among Boston's most prominent pioneer photographers, celebrated for both astronomical daguerreotypes and widely distributed Civil War portraits. The California Photograph Gallery, operated by Thomas H. Parker and later partners at 402 Kearny Street, documented San Francisco society and visiting dignitaries during the late 1870s and 1880s.

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Very good condition overall. The CDV displays sharp definition, and light, even age toning to the mount. The cabinet card features strong contrast, crisp focus, and a flat, solid mount with a clean pink verso and minor peripheral toning.