Portrait of Robert O'Neill Ford, a U. S. Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenant, 1862-1864
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Artifact Overview
This carte-de-visite portrait shows a Union Marine Officer, Lieutenant Robert O'Neill Ford, who served on the USS Constellation in the Mediterranean Sea. 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
1862-1864
Subject Date
1862-1864
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.0.21.36
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 2.25 in (sides cut irregularly)
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on upper back of image:
With regards of R.O.N.F / for S_e_
Photographer's imprint on back reads:
HODCEND & DEGOIX / PHOTOGRAPHES / de S. Mie Roi d' Italie / Rue S. Catherine 9 / GENES
White label adhered on back typed: 4674
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