Cartes de Visite

Class

Identifier: PAPF-004

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This record is used to track catalogued cdvs not described in another collection. A carte de visite is a card-mounted photograph which usually measures 2.5 x 4 inches.

The collection consists of carte de visite photographs dating primarily from the 1860s to the 1910s.

The collection consists entirely of original prints. Images measure approximately 2.5 x 4 inches (or the inverse). Most are albumen prints mounted on cards bearing imprints of the photographers either on the front margin or on the back. Hand-colored prints, collodion prints, gem miniatures, and enameled prints in CdV size are also represented.

Primary subjects are portraits of individuals and groups, landscapes, and cityscapes.

CDVs from many collections are currently interfiled and may be removed at a later date into the appropriate collection record.

Dates

1851 to present

Access Restrictions

Researchers may examine original material under supervised conditions in the Reading Room upon approval of request. There are no copy restrictions.

Copy Restrictions

Permission to publish must be obtained from Photo Archives. Online Request Permission form available at http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/photo_request.html. User responsible for all copyright compliance.

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet (The collection consists of over 1000 photographs, including approximately 1.5 linear feet of European images, 1 linear foot of United States and Canadian images, and 1 linear foot of images in the following subject groups: New Mexico, Latin America, Africa, Asia, U.S. Civil War, and Native American subjects.)