Union Army Captain William Colburn (in 1st Lieutenant Uniform), 1861
THF211706 / Union Army Captain William Colburn (in 1st Lieutenant Uniform), 1861
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Artifact Overview
J.E. McClees of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, made this bust portrait of Union Army infantry officer William Colburn. 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
Subject Date
1861
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.0.12.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 2.375 in
Inscriptions
Photographer imprint on back of image reads:
J.E. McCLEES / ARTIST/ 910 Chestnut Street / PHILADELPHIA
Handwritten in ink on front lower edge: Capt. Wm. Colburn
Handwritten in ink on back: S O C / 1861
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