Portrait of Caleb B. Smith, 1861-1863
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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 Caleb Smith, President Abraham Lincoln's first Secretary of the Interior, were popular subjects.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1861-1863
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2015.0.1.1.2
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
Inscriptions
Text on label on back:
C.D. FREDRICKS & CO. / 587 / Broadway / NEW YORK / 108 / Calle de la Habana / HABANA / 31 Passage du Havre / PARIS
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