Lewis Cass, circa 1860
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Artifact Overview
Politician Lewis Cass, who served from 1857 to 1860 as Secretary of State under President James Buchanan, posed for this carte-de-visite in a professional photographer's studio around 1860. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1860
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.66
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Ink
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 2.375 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on front under image: Lew Cass
Ink stamp on back of image reads:
J. J. RANDALL / FISHER BLOCK DETROIT / FEB / 1 / 1865
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