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Saints and Sinners - A Gallery of Carte d'Visite (CDV's)


Carte d'visite as well as a way of preserving family memories, were the trading cards of their day. Many famous personages had their likenesses on CDV distributed and traded throughout the word. This is but a small sample of what was available.

Click for Detail "Dwight L. Moody" Stamped J.J. Stewart Pictures and Frames 622 Market St., Philadelphia. Mass produced card of the famous evangelist (1837-1899). Very good - fine (Stock Number 003ph002) $45.00

Click for Detail "Ira D. Sankey" Stamped J.J. Stewart Pictures and Frames 622 Market St., Philadelphia. Mass produced card of Dwight L. Moody's chorister. Ver good - fine (Stock Number 003ph003) $35.00

Click for Detail "George Francis Train" Copyright 1862 by Curtis Guild. Silsbee, Case & Co. Boston. Viewed as one of the most eccentric men in America, George Francis Train was a successful businessman, declined the presidency of Austrailia, introduced street railways to London, was a public speaker, was convicted of publishing obscenity by Comstock, adjudged a lunatic and in later life was a champion of the anarchists.Fine-very fine. (In spite of details appearance the left side is intact and untrimmed.)(Stock number 003ph004) $45.00 SOLD

Click for Detail "Prince of Wales and Family" A clear image. Corners and sides trimmed to fit album otherwise comparable to a F-VF image. (Stock number 003ph005) $25.00 SOLD

Click for Detail "Prince of Wales" Soiled. G condition (Stock number 003ph006) $15.00 SOLD

Click for Detail "Maximilian and Carlotta" Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Corners trimmed otherwise F-VF (Stock number 003ph007) $25.00 SOLD

Click for Detail "Josie Langmaid, victim of the Pembroke Murder, October 4 1875," J. G. Ellingwood, Photographer, Patten's Block, 936 Elm Street, Manchester, NY. A souvenier of a celebrated New Hamphire murder case and scandal with rumors of small town life and prejudice against French Canadians. Slight crimp at lower right. o/w VG-F (Stock Number 003ph001) $65.00 SOLD


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