General Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1865
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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. Celebrities, politicians, and military officers, such as General Ulysses S. Grant, 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. Celebrities, politicians, and military officers, such as General Ulysses S. Grant, were popular subjects.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1861-1865
Subject Date
1861-1865
Keywords
Cartes-de-visite (Card photographs)
Card photographs (Photographs)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.44
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
Signature handwritten in ink under image reads: U. S. Grant / General
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