Portrait of Union Army Soldier, 1861-1865
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Soldiers fighting in the Civil War often had their photographic portraits made for family and friends back home. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
Soldiers fighting in the Civil War often had their photographic portraits made for family and friends back home. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1861-1865
Subject Date
1861-1865
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
91.0.191.52.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in (approximate (not seen))
Width: 2.375 in (approximate (not seen))
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