Interior of a Church, Possibly Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1885

THF211694 / Interior of a Church, Possibly Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1885
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Artifact Overview

This carte-de-visite, possibly made in Boston, Massachusetts, shows the interior of a church around 1885. Cartes-de-visite - small photographic prints on cardboard stock - were made in professional photographers' studios. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

circa 1885

Subject Date

circa 1885

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2012.0.5.29

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Albumen process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 2.375 in

Inscriptions

Printed text on back: PUBLISHED BY N.M. WILLIAMS / 1373 Washington st. Boston Red bordered label adhered on backed typed: 4365
Interior of a Church, Possibly Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1885