Unknown - Carte de Visite Album - PC0171, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2: Photographs and Prints (circa 1848-1939; approx. 34 cubic feet) consists primarily of portrait photographs of white male Civil War soldiers and civilians in addition to some portraits of white women and a small number of portraits of Black soldiers and Native American soldiers. Also included are documentary photographs of Civil War-related places and scenes. Series 2 photographs are comprised of a variety of nineteenth-century photographic formats, including daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, carte de visite, cabinet card, and stereoview. They also include carte de visite photograph albums as well as larger scale formats, including albumen and salt prints.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Language of Materials
The John L. Nau III Civil War History Collection is predominantly in English. A small number of materials are in Spanish, French, Swedish, and German, and this is indicated at the file level.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 133 Cubic Feet (255 boxes; 9 framed items)
General
Carte de visite album PC0171 was part of donor accession PC0171, which also contains additional, loose photographs. There is no known relationship between the album and these photographs.
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States