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Three Clues To Identify Civil War CDVs

February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 ancestordetective

In my last blog post, “Victorian Women and the Revenue Stamp,” I discussed narrowing down the time frame of a carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph that has a revenue stamp on the back to between June 30, 1864, and August 1866. The revenue stamp clue is easy to spot and was a natural place to start. The… Continue reading Three Clues To Identify Civil War CDVs

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Victorian Women and the Revenue Stamp

February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 ancestordetective

One way to try to learn about the fashions of a specific time period is to study the images that are available for that era. For the four years of the American Civil War, several types of early photographic processes were available at photographic studios. A description of the specific processes is beyond the scope… Continue reading Victorian Women and the Revenue Stamp

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