Photography -- History

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...