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Cartes-De-Visites (CDVs), were part of a major shift in the 1860’s from glass and metal photographic media to treated paper mounted on cardstock. Cheaper than daguerreotypes and tintypes, CDVs (which originated in France) made photography accessible to more people and were ideal for giving out at social visits as gifts or calling cards. These 2.5 by 4 inch prints also became the standard medium for photos of soldiers.


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The Daguerreian Society

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Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

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Art of the Photogravure

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Collection of Collections

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Wisconsin Historical Images

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Time Tales

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Cdv: Civil War Surgeon Dr. Mary Walker With Autograph$405.00 Ends in 52 mins 21 bids 40 watchers
Great Civil War Cdv Album, Rebs, Blind Boy, Cute Kids$355.00 Ends in 6 hours 19 bids 32 watchers
President Abraham Lincoln By Mathew Brady 1864 Rare Cdv$343.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 28 watchers
Civil War Cdv -capt.loomis L. Langdon 1st Us Artillery$265.00 Ends in 1 hour 6 bids 11 watchers
4 Cdvs, Confederate Officers, Point Lookout, Md$260.00 Ends Thursday 5 bids 21 watchers
Soldier's Id'd Civil War Wallet, Flask,medical Kit,cdvs$237.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 2 watchers
Canada 1866 Fenian Raid Medal For Gs Robinson With Cdv$182.50 Ends Sunday 8 bids 35 watchers
Antique Cdv Photo Civil War Soldier 7th Indiana$177.50 Ends Sunday 12 bids 13 watchers
14 Civil War Era Tax Internal Revenue Stamps Cdv Photos$169.50 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 4 watchers
Cdv Civil War Soldier G.h. Henderson Capt 7th Michigan$153.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 14 watchers
Civil War Era Cdv Edwin Booth By Gurney New York $127.50 Ends Sunday 13 bids 6 watchers
Orig Mississippi/texas Cdv Ambro/tintype Collection$124.10 Ends Monday 8 bids 31 watchers
Civil War Cdv: Cavalry General Sheridan By Hoag & Quick$121.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 12 watchers
1864 Cdv Soldier On Lookout Mountain / Civil War Era$113.50 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 15 watchers
Id'd Armed Kia Officer Cdv$102.50 Ends Thursday 3 bids 12 watchers
Cdv: Portrait Of Teodros Ii’s Son, Dejatch Alamayu $100.00 Ends in 49 mins 7 bids 11 watchers
Cdv Photo Handsome Family Id'd Brethen Kingston Ontario$91.00 Ends in 1 hour 8 bids 2 watchers
2 Antique Victorian Era Cdv Photograph Tintype Albums$89.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 8 watchers
Antique Cdv Photo Civil War Soldier Wife Mr & Mrs Shaw$76.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 15 watchers
Denmark Danish Princesses Alexandra Dagmar Thyra Cdv$75.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 12 watchers
Civil War Era Cdv Of Soldier With Rifle & Pistol$70.95 Ends Monday 6 bids 6 watchers
Civil War Colonel Cdv By Fredricks New York Officer$67.99 Ends Sunday 5 bids 15 watchers
Sword Swallower Cdv Freak Sideshow Photograph Signed$67.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 15 watchers
1870s High Wheel Bicycle Penny Farthing Cdv Outstanding$67.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 19 watchers
Cdv: Human Oddity Ann Leak Thomson The Armless Wonder$64.36 Ends in 1 hour 9 bids 19 watchers
Cdv Of Chaplain Of 5th Massachusetts Infantry$61.00 Ends in 5 hours 5 bids 10 watchers
Great Large Identified Cdv Of At Civil War Veteran$60.37 Ends Monday 8 bids 7 watchers
Cdv American Civil War Named Officer$59.89 Ends in 3 hours 3 bids 5 watchers
Civil War Cdv - Union Soldier W/hardee Hat By Brady$53.01 Ends Sunday 4 bids 18 watchers
1871 Siege Of Paris - Menu Cdv $49.99 Ends Friday 1 bid 1 watcher
Group Of 10 Affectionate Men With Hats & Cigars Cdv $49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 12 watchers
Cdv Photo: Francesco Ii Last King Of Naples Ca. 1860$49.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 2 watchers
Cdv American Civil War Named Soldier New Bedford Mass$46.77 Ends in 3 hours 2 bids 1 watcher
Cdv American Civil War Named Soldier Boston Mass$46.77 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Cdv: Victorian Girl + Sheep: Lamb & Ewe Edinburgh 1860s$43.18 Ends Saturday 6 bids 4 watchers
Antique 50 Cdv Photo Album Youngstown & Cleveland Ohio$43.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 14 watchers
Cdv: Garibaldi’s Daughter Teresita Garibaldi$42.00 Ends in 46 mins 4 bids 20 watchers
Boy On Horse Tricycle Rocking/bicycle Cdv Photo C1870$40.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 4 watchers
Civil War Cdv Cavalry Officer Matthew Tompkins Armed Buy it Now$40.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 6 watchers
Antique Civil War Era Photo Album 28 Tintype's 14 Cdv's$39.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 13 watchers
Cdv: Social Propaganda Freed Slave Children # 1$38.77 Ends in 54 mins 3 bids 8 watchers
Royal Cdv-alexandra, Princess Of Wales With Dog$38.20 Ends in 50 mins 10 bids 9 watchers
Antique Cdv Photo Civil War Soldier Sword Brady $37.99 Ends Sunday 8 bids 22 watchers
Civil War Sgt A.w.rouse 10th Massachusetts Regiment Cdv$37.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 14 watchers
Cdv American Civil War Soldier Boston Mass$37.41 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Antique Civil War Era Photo Album 36 Mini Tintype 3 Cdv$37.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 22 watchers
Lot Of 37 Cdvs Carte De Visite 1865 New Jersey New York$37.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Confederate Veteran,lee Gallery,richmond,va.,cdv,1869 $36.99 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 13 watchers
Cdv Actress & Opera Singer Bessie Sudlow Autograph$36.56 Ends Thursday 6 bids 4 watchers
Cdv Jeff Davis President In Petticoats W/ Revenue Stamp$36.51 Ends in 22 hours 2 bids 9 watchers
Identified Cdv - 105th Illinois Infantry$36.05 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 5 watchers

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