Civil War nurse (1817–1884) who was called to the White House in 1862 after the death of Willie Lincoln, to help nurse Tad and Mary Todd Lincoln back to good health. Unsigned original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite full-length portrait of Pomroy in a dress, by Brady’s National Photographic Galleries of New York. Light toning to borders, some slight speckling to image, and silvering to dark areas of the image, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.
