Portrait of Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin, 1861-1865
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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 Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, were popular subjects.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1861-1865
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
66.143.30
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:
Published by E. Anthony
501 Broadway
New York
From Photographic Negative in
Brady's National Portrait Gallery
verso, handwritten:
Hannibal Hamlin
Vice Pres. under Lincoln
obverse, handwritten:
Brady, NY
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