Cartes de Visite

fronts

fronts

Name/Title

Cartes de Visite

Entry/Object ID

2022.73.18

Description

Seven small photographs mounted on visiting-size cards Two cards with brown backing cards are marked "Burgess, Holland Mich." and have the same background and armchair. A mature man sitting with his hands crossed is marked "E.J. O'Leary" An oval portrait of a man is marked "B.P. Higgins, Photo Artist, Holland City, Michigan" on the back. A pair of cards, of a man and a woman, are marked "N.D. Stewart, Lincoln, Nebraska" on the pink back.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Context

These photo were included with photo from the Koning/Ludwig/Selkirk family but it unknown if the sitters are members of any of those families. These kinds of photograph cards were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the 1860s.

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.73

Source or Donor

Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

4-1/4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Location

Box

163 Koning Ludwig family

Create Date

October 19, 2022

Update Date

October 19, 2022