Portrait of Man Wearing Uniform and Badge, circa 1865
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Artifact Overview
The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected them to help them remember family and friends. This CdV shows a man with a badge -- perhaps a police officer. In the late 1800s, most police officers wore badges and military-type uniforms to help citizens identify them.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1860-1889
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.0.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
verso, printed:
C. D. Fredricks & Co.
587 Broadway
New York
108 Called de la Habana
Habana
34 Passage du Havre
Paris
obverse, printed:
C. D. Fredricks & Co. N.Y.
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