Sargeant Memorial Collection Card Photograph Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-401

Scope and Contents

Includes 246 card photographs, mostly portraits, and also some topical subjects (such as building interiors). About 50 of the cards in this collection are annotated. Also includes cartes de visite, or visiting cards, that visitors would leave at a host's home or business. Each card photograph in this collection is available digitally at: http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll3.

Dates

created: 1887-1902
Other: Majority of material found in 1892
Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Creator

Sargeant Memorial Collection (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical or Historical Information

Card photographs were a popular way to display the typically fragile photographic prints of the late 1800s and early 1900s. In them, the print is glued to a durable paper card which may carry information about the subject and the photo studio.

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