Union Navy Officer, 1861-1865
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Artifact Overview
This carte-de-visite depicts a Union Naval Lieutenant with hand hidden in jacket, which was considered the pose of a gentleman. 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 celebrities and family.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1861-1865
Subject Date
1861-1865
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.0.21.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.938 in
Width: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
Photographer imprint on back of image reads:
PHOTOGRAPHED / BY / F. GUTEKUNST / 704 & 706 Arch St. / PHILADELPHIA
Red bordered label adhered to back of image, typed: 3581
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