Uncommon grouping of photographs of Captain George Weest of the 95th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, highlighted by a fine, half-cased sixth-plate-size tintype (3.25″ x 3.75″) of Weest in his officer's uniform, showing him seated and looking into the camera. Weest wears a nine-button Veteran Reserve Corps officer's frock coat with 1st Lieutenant's shoulder straps. Also included are two oval albumen photographs of Weest in his Veteran Reserve Corps uniform, both measuring about 5″ x 7″, framed in period, oval wooden frames to overall sizes of 8″ x 10″ and 11.5″ x 13.5″. Lastly, a small framed 1901 printed statement by Weest on the disposition of "The Body of J. Wilkes Booth," along with an original carte-de-visite photo of Booth by Selby & Dulany are included. In very good to fine condition, with some staining to the mount of the larger oval portrait, and clipped top corners to the Booth carte-de-visite. Weest's commission as first lieutenant in Co. G of the 95th Regiment is also present, but split into eight pieces.
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