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
Collection Title
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
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