Portrait of Union Army General John A. Logan, 1863-1865

Summary

Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General John A. Logan, were popular subjects.

Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General John A. Logan, were popular subjects.

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

1863-1865

Subject Date

1863-1865

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

66.143.21

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Albumen process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in

Width: 2.375 in

Inscriptions

Text printed center back of image: JOHN GOLDIN & CO. / PHOTOGRAPHERS / Vignette Specialite / No, 4 Market Space / Pa. Ave. / WASHINGTON D.C. Handwritten in pencil on back: Genl John A Logan / Brigadier General / Logan, John Alexander / 1862 / General John A Logan

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