Union Navy Sailor, 1861-1865

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Artifact Overview

This carte-de-visite made by Tubbs & Woodbridge of Binghamton, New York, shows an unknown Union Navy sailor in his uniform. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

1861-1865

Subject Date

1861-1865

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.0.191.15

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

Photographer imprint on back of image reads: TUBBS & WOODBRIDGE / PHOTOGRAPHER / BINGHAMTON, N.Y.