Portrait of Otto von Bismarck, circa 1875
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Artifact Overview
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Politicians, military officers, and, even foreign dignitaries, such as German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, were popular subjects.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1875
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.75
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
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