Man Lying on the Forest Floor, circa 1865
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Artifact Overview
This carte-de-visite, made around 1865 in New York by the E. & H.T. Anthony photography firm, shows a man lying amid a stand of trees. Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. 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 1865
Subject Date
circa 1865
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.61
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Text of photographer's imprint reads on back:
Published by / E. & H.T. ANTHONY / 501 Broadway, New York / MANUFACTURERS / of the best / PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS
Red bordered label adhered on back typed: 2353
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