The First Pocket Photography

October 5, 2007 10:51 AM

Cartes de Visite

Sojourner Truth's, with a nice quote. Some Lincolns. Czars, etc. Mark Twain.
Another article.

A good collection including Audubon, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others.

posted by Miko (3 comments total)

Wonderful and interesting post Miko. Neat find. Love old photographs. So much that is captivating about them.

These sound like they were practical photographic replacements for painted portrait miniatures.
posted by nickyskye at 11:24 AM on October 5, 2007

Cool, thanks Miko. And bookmarked.
posted by jokeefe at 1:05 PM on October 5, 2007

I love these things. I have a few of ancestors, and worry that they might fade to nothingness over time. (Locked in fireproof box and hauled out when I need an historical fix- just about now, come to think of it.) Thanks
posted by IndigoJones at 5:06 PM on October 5, 2007