"New Masonic Temple, Boston," circa 1870
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This carte-de-visite, made around 1870 in the studio of Boston photographer Joseph Ward, shows the city's "New Masonic Temple" (built in 1867). Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made by professionals. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
This carte-de-visite, made around 1870 in the studio of Boston photographer Joseph Ward, shows the city's "New Masonic Temple" (built in 1867). Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made by professionals. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
circa 1870
Subject Date
circa 1870
Keywords
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Cartes-de-visite (Card photographs)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.62
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 on front under image: NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, / BOSTON Photographer's imprint on back reads: JOSEPH WARD / LOOKING GLASSES, PICTURE FRAMES, / PHOTOGRAPHS, / STEREOSCOPES AND VIEWS. / 125 WASHINGTON ST. / BOSTON Red bordered label on back typed: 4356
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