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- Union Army Field Officer, 1861-1865 - This carte-de-visite made by J. E. McClees of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shows an unknown Union Army field officer, about 1863. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1861-1865
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Union Army Field Officer, 1861-1865
This carte-de-visite made by J. E. McClees of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shows an unknown Union Army field officer, about 1863. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Woman Named Hetty Holding a Handbag, January 9, 1863 -
- January 09, 1863
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Woman Named Hetty Holding a Handbag, January 9, 1863
- Portrait of a Seated Clergyman Wearing a Pectoral Cross and Lace Vestments, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of a Seated Clergyman Wearing a Pectoral Cross and Lace Vestments, circa 1865
- Portrait of Edward Bates, 1861-1865 - 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 Edward Bates, President Abraham Lincoln's first Attorney General, were popular subjects.
- 1861-1865
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Portrait of Edward Bates, 1861-1865
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 Edward Bates, President Abraham Lincoln's first Attorney General, were popular subjects.
- Union Army Captain William Colburn (in 1st Lieutenant Uniform), 1861 - J.E. McClees of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, made this bust portrait of Union Army infantry officer William Colburn. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- 1861
- Collections - Artifact
Union Army Captain William Colburn (in 1st Lieutenant Uniform), 1861
J.E. McClees of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, made this bust portrait of Union Army infantry officer William Colburn. Professional photographers made cartes-de-visite beginning in the 1860s. Mounted on small cardboard stock, these early photographic prints proved popular in the United States from the Civil War through the 1880s. Americans exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- George Luther Stearns, 1860-1865 - George Luther Stearns (1809-1867), a wealthy Massachusetts industrialist, was an abolitionist who opposed the expansion of slavery and aided fugitives fleeing the repressive system. Stearns was also a member of the "Secret Six," a group backing John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. During the war, Stearns received a military commission and helped recruit African American troops to fight for the Union cause.
- 1860-1865
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George Luther Stearns, 1860-1865
George Luther Stearns (1809-1867), a wealthy Massachusetts industrialist, was an abolitionist who opposed the expansion of slavery and aided fugitives fleeing the repressive system. Stearns was also a member of the "Secret Six," a group backing John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. During the war, Stearns received a military commission and helped recruit African American troops to fight for the Union cause.