Fraternal Organization Member Wearing Sash, Medals, and Cap, circa 1890
THF212086 / Fraternal Organization Member Wearing Sash, Medals, and Cap, circa 1890
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Artifact Overview
A man donning his fraternal organization's cap, sash, and medals posed for photographer E. Selinger around 1890. This portrait carte-de-visite is a product of his sitting. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, were popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
circa 1890
Subject Date
circa 1890
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.2.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
Embossed in lower left corner: E. Selinger
Red bordered label adhered on back typed: 2874
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