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By the time that European emmigration began reaching really large numbers after the Civil War, huge number of photographic portaits were being taken and the cost of those portraits was steadily following. All but the poorest American could afford to gave a portrait taken. Unfortunatlely, most of the resulting portrait do not indicate national origins, although if the names are indicated, we can get some ideas about national origins. The countries involved were much more diverse than before the Civil War. We see far more Catholics entering the country. Until after the Civil War, the primary Catholic group was Irish. After the Civil War we begin to see Italians in large numbers for the first time. We also see Eastern Europeans for the first time in large numbers. Some nationalities are fairly easy to identify. The many Eastern European groups are difficult to identify. So unless there is some accomoamying identification, we are unsure about the a nationality of many photograph we have archived. We are hpoing that readers may help us identify some of these portraits.
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