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1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of young family of three. Captured seated on a wooden bench, a dark-haired couple pose with their infant in front of a solid wall. The man wears a dark notched lapel jacket, bowtie, bright shirt, floral vest, dark dress shoes…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young girl. Captured standing, a dark-haired girl poses for her portrait wearing earrings, a frilled collar, heeled dark boots, and a bright top and skirt combination. She is flanked by an ornate wall backdrop as she rests…
ca. 1880
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite portrait of a young man in Barbados. Captured seated against a bright background, a young man poses for the camera wearing a dark long-sleeve jacket, vest, bright collared shirt and narrow bowtie. He gazes to his proper left,…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young man looking left. Captured seated, a youthful looking man poses for his portrait wearing a dark notched-lapel jacket, vest, bright high-collared shirt, striped necktie, tiny pocket watch, and a handkerchief in his…
1865-1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of a gentleman in a long, velvet collar overcoat. Captured standing a tall dark-haired man poses for his portrait wearing a dark, knee-length three button jacket, bowtie, bright shirt, dark vest and trousers, and dress shoes.…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young mustachioed gentleman looking right. Captured seated, a young dark-haired man poses for his portrait wearing a dark notched-lapel jacket, vest, bright high-collared shirt, tiny pocket watch, and a handkerchief in his…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone full length carte-de-visite of a woman in a plaid dress. Captured standing for her portrait, a woman with long dark hair styled in an updo, wears earrings and a floor length ruffled plaid dress. She rests her proper right hand on the back of a…
1864 - 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite of a young woman and two children. The woman is pictured seated in the center of the image, flanked by two young girls standing next to her. The woman is wearing a long, dot-patterned dress with bow at the collar. Her proper right arm is…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone vignette carte-de-visite of a young woman with a choker necklace looking right. Captured seated, a young dark-haired lady poses for her portrait wears an earring in her proper right ear, a detailed shawl and unique choker. Her hair is upswept…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of an infant. Captured in studio on a seat draped with a striped piece of fabric, the baby is posed wearing a bright long-sleeve dress and head wrap, their gaze focused slightly beyond the camera. Below the image, atop the tan…
1862-1884
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA reddish-brown photograph of an unidentified Union soldier posed in a photographer’s studio. The man is standing slightly off-center and is wearing a nine-button frock coat with a high collar. The coat has contrasting piping around the collar and sleeves.…
late 1860s-1870s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of an unidentified woman by J. H. Emerson in Keokuk, Iowa. The full-length portrait captures the woman wearing a floor-length, dark color dress with sleeves. She stands with her right hand on the base of a column…
1861-1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carte-de-visite with an albumen print depicting an unidentified young man or teenaged boy wearing civilian and military clothing in front of a camp scene backdrop. He wears a kepi, a dark vest buttoned over a high-necked white shirt, a light colored…
1865-1888
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young boy with a crossbow/rifle and birdcages. Captured just outside of a wood-paneled home and four-paned glass window, a young boy poses for his photograph holding a long rifle-shaped object with a bow across the barrel…
July 10, 1862
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of barber Jean Jacques Desiré. Captured in front of a curtained wall and column, Jean Jacques Desiré, white-haired, stands looking directly at the camera with his proper left hand resting on a wooden spindle back chair. He…
1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carte-de-visite with an albumen print of Caesar Jones, Esq. Jones is seated and shown above the knee, with his right elbow resting on a table and holding a cane or walking stick in his left hand. He is wearing a three-piece suit and a bowtie. His name is…
1880s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA fading deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of Rev. Charles "Charlie" Echols Miller by Judd photography in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Miller is wearing a dark colored three-piece suit with a light color pocket square on his proper left pocket and a…
ca. 1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone carte-de-visite of sculptor Edmonia Lewis. Captured in front of a bright wall, Edmonia Lewis is seated in a short-back wooden chair. She leans on a small table covered by an ornate cloth and looks directly at the camera. Her dark curly hair is…
1862 - 1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis carte-de-visite depicts Douglass from the shoulders up in three-quarter profile view gazing to the viewer's right. Wearing a light colored collar, dark coat, and dark cravat, Douglass has a mustache, as well as a light streak in his hair. The reverse…
1862; printed 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite of a young boy identified as Hubert Gideon Welles, dressed in an outfit sewn by Elizabeth Keckly (sometimes spelled Keckley). The child wears a light colored shirt under a checked long sleeve jacket, fastened closed at the collar. On the…
ca. 1895
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite Jossie Trimble taken by Staley Bros. in Tennessee. The portrait captures Trimble sitting on an embellished chair and wearing a dark color, patterned, long-sleeved dress. She is facing forward. The photograph is…
1868-1871
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A…
1870s-1880s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA fading deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of Miss Mattie Gray Anthony by C. S. Judd in Sewanee, Tennessee. Anthony is captured from the chest up, posed sightly to the left. She is wearing a dark color dress with a collar and a pin attached at the…
ca. 1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite of conjoined twins Millie and Christine McCoy. The pair are pictured standing in studio and wear a vertically striped dress with heeled shoes adorned with a series of jeweled buckles. Millie is on the left and Christine is on the right,…
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