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- Woman Holding a Book, circa 1865 - An unidentified woman posed for this carte-de-visite around 1865 in Brooklyn, Michigan. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember celebrities and family.
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Woman Holding a Book, circa 1865
An unidentified woman posed for this carte-de-visite around 1865 in Brooklyn, Michigan. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember celebrities and family.
- Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, circa 1935 - Motorists weary of roughing it in tents found that homey little cabins like this one offered a convenient, economical alternative. By the 1930s, tourist cabins were popping up everywhere. This cabin, once part of a cluster along U.S. Route 12 in Michigan's Irish Hills, featured a double bed, a small potbellied stove for year-round use, and a chamber pot -- a portable commode.
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Tourist Cabin from Irish Hills Area of Michigan, circa 1935
Motorists weary of roughing it in tents found that homey little cabins like this one offered a convenient, economical alternative. By the 1930s, tourist cabins were popping up everywhere. This cabin, once part of a cluster along U.S. Route 12 in Michigan's Irish Hills, featured a double bed, a small potbellied stove for year-round use, and a chamber pot -- a portable commode.