Union Army Colonel Stephen Miller, 1862-1863

THF211680 / Union Army Colonel Stephen Miller, 1862-1863
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Artifact Overview

This carte-de-visite of Union Army Colonel (later General) Stephen Miller was photographed by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, about 1862-1863. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

1862-1863

Subject Date

1862-1863

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2005.0.21.12

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: 2.5 in

Inscriptions

Photographer logo on verso: WHITNEY'S GALLERY, / SAINT PAUL / ... / PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS IN GREAT VARIETY / Cartes de Visite of Celebrated Indians and Minnesota / Scenery for sale. Red-bordered label adhered back upper right, with typed number: 2899/