Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869
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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 President Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1865-1869
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
66.143.31
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: 2.375 in
Inscriptions
verso, printed:
Alex. Gardner
Photographer to the Army of the Potomac
Galleries
511 Seventh Street and 332 Pennsylvania Av.
Published by
Philp & Solomons
Washington, D.C.
verso, handwritten:
Vice Pres. under Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
obverse, handwritten:
A. Johnson
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