S15, 517-13, 1880s, Cabinet Card, Civil War Reunion GAR, Scranton, PA., (DeWitt) For Sale

S15, 517-13, 1880s, Cabinet Card, Civil War Reunion GAR, Scranton, PA., (DeWitt) S15, 517-13, 1880s, Cabinet Card, Civil War Reunion GAR, Scranton, PA., (DeWitt)

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Description You are offerding on an original Antique 1880\'s Cabinet Card Photograph, Civil War Reunion GAR, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Very rare image, possible one of a kind.


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Photographer: Marcellus M. DeWitt, 406 Lackawana Ave., Scranton, PA., (1856-1903), see last 3 images (eventhough this card doesn\'t show his identification, it looks like his work and this card came with his other cards).

Subjects: People, Soldiers, Officers, Uniforms, Medals, Kepi Hats, Fashion, Encampment, Tents, Nature, Trees, Swords, Guns, Shooting Practice

Card size: 5.25\" x 8.5\". #S15, 517-13
 

The Cabinet Card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4+1⁄4 by 6+1⁄2 inches).

The carte de visite was displaced by the larger cabinet card in the 1880s. In the early 1860s, both types of photographs were essentially the same in process and design. Both were most often albumen prints, the primary difference being the cabinet card was larger and usually included extensive logos and information on the reverse side of the card to advertise the photographer’s services. However, later into its popularity, other types of papers began to replace the albumen process. Despite the similarity, the cabinet card format was initially used for landscape views before it was adopted for portraiture.

Some cabinet card images from the 1890s have the appearance of a black-and-white photograph in contrast to the distinctive sepia toning notable in the albumen print process. These photographs have a neutral image tone and were most likely produced on a matte collodion, gelatin or gelatin bromide paper.

Sometimes images from this period can be identified by a greenish cast. Gelatin papers were introduced in the 1870s and started gaining acceptance in the 1880s and 1890s as the gelatin bromide papers became popular. Matte collodion was used in the same period. A true black-and-white image on a cabinet card is likely to have been produced in the 1890s or after 1900. The last cabinet cards were produced in the 1920s, even as late as 1924.

Owing to the larger image size, the cabinet card steadily increased in popularity during the second half of the 1860s and into the 1870s, replacing the carte de visite as the most popular form of portraiture. The cabinet card was large enough to be easily viewed from across the room when typically displayed on a cabinet, which is probably why they became known as such in the vernacular. However, when the renowned Civil War photographer Mathew Brady first started offering them to his clientele towards the end of 1865, he used the trademark \"Imperial Carte-de-Visite.\" Whatever the name, the popular print format joined the photograph album as a fixture in the late 19th-century Victorian parlor. (ref. Wikipedia)

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Card Cond: VG-VG/EX (some edge & corner wear, staining on the front, chipping), Please see scans for actual condition.

This Cabinet Card would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing).

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