Portrait of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, circa 1870-1874

THF121176 / Portrait of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, circa 1870-1874
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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. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as the elderly U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, were popular subjects.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

circa 1870-1874

Subject Date

circa 1870-1874

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2014.0.25.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Albumen process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)