Portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, circa 1865-1870
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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 Edwin M. Stanton, President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War, were popular subjects.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
circa 1865-1870
Subject Date
circa 1865-1870
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.25.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
Photographer's imprint on back:
BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery. / 625 Pennsylvania Avenue / WASHINGTON, D. C.
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