Figure 1.--Note the similarity in style of these three CDVs, the two on the left indeed are identical. The image on the left is from Indiana and on the right, which is probably a boy, is from Pennsylvania. Only the middle image is dated, taken in 1865, but the stylistic images help us date these portraits to the 1860s. |
Photographers made a large number of varying print styles. We discuss these on the HBC Main Photographic Print page. Two of the most important styles of prints were Cartes-de-visite (CDV) which were an albumen print, usually with dimensions no
more than 5," upon a cardboard mount. They were popular in the 1860s.
The cabinent card was introduced in 1866 and soon surpassed the smaller CDV format in popularity. These prints had stylistic variations whic are useful in helping to date them.
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