Carte De Visite Collection (#3)

Studio portrait of woman wearing glasses and cross-shaped earrings, c1880-c1889. Creator: George Daniels Morse
Studio portrait of woman wearing glasses and cross-shaped earrings, c1880-c1889

Rev. B. G. Sayers, 1881. Creator: T. B. Latchmore
Rev. B. G. Sayers, 1881.Additional title: Studio portrait of Reverend B. G. Sayers pointing to an open page in Bible

Studio portrait of young woman with thin ribbon around neck, (1880-1889?). Creator: A. T. Hunt
Studio portrait of young woman with thin ribbon around neck, (1880-1889?)

Kate, 1865. Creator: Hamilton
Kate, 1865. Additional title: Full length portrait of Kate

Studio portrait of two young women, c1860-c1869. Creator: HD Garns & Co. Studio portrait of two young women
Studio portrait of two young women, c1860-c1869

To Am Meer from Canzonnetta. "Canzonetta" died Aug. 30th 1897, on verso, c1896. Creator: Theodore Endean
To Am Meer from Canzonnetta. "Canzonetta" died Aug. 30th 1897, on verso, c1896. Additional title: Studio portrait of ["Canzonetta"]

Your friend, Jno. H. Smith, c1880. Creator: Luke C Dillon
Your friend, Jno. H. Smith, c1880. Additional title: Studio portrait of John H. [Smith]

Studio portrait of unidentified seated woman wearing check dress, c1860-c1869. Creator: Decamp & Crane
Studio portrait of unidentified seated woman wearing check dress, c1860-c1869

Studio protrait of unidentified man dated July 3, 1868. Creator: Bradley & Rulofson
Studio protrait of unidentified man dated July 3, 1868

Christophe-Louis-Leon Juchault de Lamoriciere
Vintage 19th century photograph: Christophe-Louis-Leon Juchault de Lamoriciere, French general and administrator noted for his part in the conquest of Algeria

Kiogoku Notono Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kiogoku Notono Kami, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM the Tycoon of Japan, first Japanerse diplomatic mission to Britian, 1862

Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM the Tycoon of Japan, first Japanerse diplomatic mission to Britian, 1862

Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Japanese diplomat 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Envoy and Plenipotentiary to H.M. the Tycoon of Japan. Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe, 1862

Carte-de-visite portrait of Mileva Maric, Zurich, c. 1896 (b/w photo, mount)
985874 Carte-de-visite portrait of Mileva Maric, Zurich, c.1896 (b/w photo, mount) by Emil Loges & Co. (fl.19th century) (studio of)

Carte de visite (colour litho)
622813 Carte de visite (colour litho) by Welstead, W. J. & Son; 6.3x9.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the reverse is a price list for Welstead & Sons photographs)

Drawing of Mrs. Craik, 1840 / 70. Creators: Unknown, Benjamin Mulock
Drawing of Mrs. Craik, 1840/70. [Portrait of British novelist and poet Dinah Mulock Craik]. Albumen print, possibly by her brother Benjamin Mulock, of a drawing

Untitled [group portrait of workmen / engineers], 1866 / 99. Creator: Bonnie J. Brown
Untitled [group portrait of workmen/engineers], 1866/99. Matte collodion print

Untitled (church exterior), 1830 / 88. Creator: W. N. Hobbs
Untitled (church exterior), 1830/88. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Good Morning, c. 1880. Creator: Joshua Smith
Good Morning, c. 1880. Albumen cabinet card

Good Night, c. 1880. Creator: Joshua Smith
Good Night, c. 1880. Albumen cabinet card

New Masonic Temple, Boston, 1860s. Creator: Joseph Ward
New Masonic Temple, Boston, 1860s. [Freemasons temple at the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Untitled (Portrait of Man with Large Mustache), 1850 / 99. Creator: James W. Turner
Untitled (Portrait of Man with Large Mustache), 1850/99. Albumen print

Old Fort, 1959 / 74. Creator: James Wallace Black
Old Fort, 1959/74. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Harriet Warner Walker, less than 24 hr. old, (1870 / 1890). Creator: J. J. Kanberg
Harriet Warner Walker, less than 24 hr. old, (1870/1890). Albumen print

Mrs. S. H. C. Miner, 1846 / 1891. Creator: William Notman
Mrs. S. H. C. Miner, 1846/1891. [Portrait of Mrs. S. H. C. Miner [or Miller?], aka Jennie Sargeant, looking at a book]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

George Cruikshank, 1860 / 69. Creator: W. Walker & Sons
George Cruikshank, 1860/69. [Portrait of the British caricaturist and illustrator]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Untitled (Lawrence, Massachusetts), 19th century. Creator: Reed Brothers
Untitled (Lawrence, Massachusetts), 19th century. [Church spires with fountain in the foreground, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Library, Yale University, 19th century. Creator: Peck Brothers
Library, Yale University, 19th century. [Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The Victorian Gothic building was designed by Henry Austin and was constructed between 1842 and 1846]

Untitled [Victorian building with shops on the ground floor], c. 1865. Creator: R. F
Untitled [Victorian building with shops on the ground floor], c. 1865. [Clegg & Davenport tailors on the corner]. Albumen print

Railway Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, 19th century. Creator: S. Barnett
Railway Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, 19th century. [Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, opened in 1855, was the worlds first working railway suspension bridge

Portrait of Brahms, 1862 / 80. Creator: Johann Reiner
Portrait of Brahms, 1862/80. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Untitled (girl with long hair), mid-late 19th century. Creator: H. S. Heath
Untitled (girl with long hair), mid-late 19th century. Albumen print

Bunker Hill Monument, 1845 / 1902. Creator: Miller & Brown
Bunker Hill Monument, 1845/1902. [Obelisk at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Untitled (S. K. Fisk store with delivery wagon), 1840-1900. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (S.K. Fisk store with delivery wagon), 1840-1900. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Great Organ, in Music Hall, Boston, Mass, ca. 1900s. Creator: Bierstadt Brothers
Great Organ, in Music Hall, Boston, Mass, ca.1900s. [Large pipe organ in the Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

General George Armstrong Custer, 1860 / 76. Creators: Bradys National Photographic
General George Armstrong Custer, 1860/76. [Portrait of George Armstrong Custer, US Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars]

Portrait of Marian Deering McCormick, 1893 / 94. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Marian Deering McCormick, 1893/94. Possibly a portrait of Marion Deering McCormick, champion for the Illinois Childrens Home and Aid Society. Albumen print

Bunker Hill Monument, 1845 / 1900. Creator: Unknown
Bunker Hill Monument, 1845/1900. [War memorial at Charlestown, Massachusetts, comemmorating the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Army and Navy Monument, Boston, 1840 / 1900. Creator: Unknown
Army and Navy Monument, Boston, 1840/1900. [Soldiers and Sailors Monument designed by Martin Milmore, and erected in memory of Massachusetts soldiers and sailors who died in the American Civil War]

Untitled (Portrait of Woman), 1850 / 99. Creator: E. C. Kimball
Untitled (Portrait of Woman), 1850/99. [Young woman wearing earrings in the shape of a lyre]. Albumen print

Untitled (Black Sailor), 1875 / 99. Creator: Chute & Brooks
Untitled (Black Sailor), 1875/99. Albumen print

Bunker Hill Monument, 1875 / 1900. Creator: Allen
Bunker Hill Monument, 1875/1900. [Obelisk at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Untitled (Young Girl), 1876 / 99. Creator: Alexander Hesler
Untitled (Young Girl), 1876/99. Albumen print

Untitled (Self-Portrait of Josiah Johnson Hawes), 1865. Creators: Albert Sands Southworth
Untitled (Self-Portrait of Josiah Johnson Hawes), 1865. Albumen print, carte-de-visite

Portrait of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), Before 1866. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), Before 1866

Portrait of Charles Rau (1826-1887), Before 1887. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Charles Rau (1826-1887), Before 1887

Portrait of General Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892), Before 1892. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of General Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892), Before 1892. In uniform

Portrait of Henry Ulke (1821-1910), Circa 1860s / 1870s. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Henry Ulke (1821-1910), Circa 1860s/1870s

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"Capturing History: A Glimpse into the World of Carte de Visite" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of carte de visite, a popular form of photographic portraiture during the 19th century. These small, rectangular cards measuring approximately 2. 5 by 4 inches were not just mere photographs; they were windows to a bygone era, offering glimpses into the lives and stories of individuals from various walks of life. One such intriguing portrait is "Waiting for the Hour, " taken in 1863 by an unknown photographer or perhaps William Tolman Carlton himself. This enigmatic image leaves us pondering over who this person was and what they were waiting for – a moment frozen in time forever. Moving forward to the 1870s, we encounter Charles Ashmead Schaeffer through Purdy & Frear's lens. His dignified presence emanates from his portrait, hinting at a man with great accomplishments yet untold tales hidden behind his piercing gaze. The collection also includes fascinating portraits like that of Abraham Lincoln himself – an iconic figure whose signed carte-de-visite transports us back to pivotal moments in American history. The gold-ruled border and ink signature add an air of authenticity to this treasured artifact. Traveling across continents, we witness Bishop Edward Fenwick blessing Ohio's first Catholics in "OHIO: FATHER FENWICK. " This poignant image captures a significant milestone for both religion and community as faith takes root on new soil. Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn's carte-de-visite reminds us that these cards weren't solely reserved for prominent figures but also served as mementos capturing everyday individuals who played crucial roles within their communities. Venturing beyond borders, Victor Hugo's original photograph offers insight into the life of this renowned French man of letters during mid-19th century France – a literary giant immortalized on a small piece of paper.