Figure 1.-- This is a American CDV portrait of a boy wearing a button-on outfit was taken in 1865. The boy was named C. Stewart, The CDV had a blank front, but there was a printed back. Put your cursor on the image to see the back. |
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CDVs first appeared in numbers during the 1860s. It did not immediately occur to the photographers to use the mounts to publicize the studios. Also for very small operations the printed mounts were additional expense. As a result, we see quite a number of blank cards in the 1860s. Some were completely blank, others had printing on the back identifying the studio. Both alternatives were very common in the 1860s. Completely blank cards were seen in the early 60s, but by the mis-60s we commonly see the printed backs. The printing tended to be very basic without any elaborate designs or illustrations. Here we see a CDV of C. Stewart, an American boy in 1865 (figure 1).
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