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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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25th Mass Infantry Collection/cdv/bible/death Letter$300.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 10 watchers
Original 1863 Cdv Photograph Of Virginia Slave Girl$204.87 Ends Monday 7 bids 24 watchers
Signed Cdv Of James Covert, Pa 34th Infantry$130.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Rare Cdv Triple Armed Civil War Soldier 3 Mich Cav Id$128.37 Ends Sunday 5 bids 29 watchers
Charles W. Russell, 43rd Indiana Vol. Inf. Cdv$117.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids 5 watchers
Orig. Cdv: Double Armed Union Cavalryman -lexington, Ky$117.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 8 watchers
John Clem Civil War Johnny Shiloh Cdv$114.49 Ends Sunday 7 bids 11 watchers
Cdv: Trapeze Artist Jules Leotard In His Costume$103.49 Ends in 21 hours 2 bids 7 watchers
Nathan Bedford Forrest Large Signature Anthony Cdv Buy it Now$100.00 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Cdv: Trapeze Artist Jules Leotard In Civilian Dress$99.99 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 9 watchers
Orig. Cdv: Union Corporal W/musket & Accoutrements$95.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 13 watchers
Orig. Cdv: Classic Us Navy/naval Seaman/sailor$95.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 17 watchers
Lot Of 3 Cdv Civil War President Abraham Lincoln$80.99 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 17 watchers
Cdv Civil War Soldier Union No Id Coldwater, Michigan$80.87 Ends Sunday 7 bids 6 watchers
Civil War Era 80 Cdv Tintype Album Tax Stamps New York$71.00 Ends Thursday 12 bids 10 watchers
Civil War Cdv Captain Isaiah F. Tower 93rd Ohio Inf.$67.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 4 watchers
Id'd Armed Illinois Civil War Soldier Cdv Photo W/doc.$66.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 21 watchers
Photo Lot Tintypes Cdv Cabinet Cards 350+ 1870s-1940s$66.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 7 watchers
Chinese Cdv Of European By Hing-qua John & Co Shanghai$61.00 Ends in 7 hours 5 bids 7 watchers
Japanese Cdv Of European Boys By Uyeno, Nagasaki 1880s$59.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Antique Photo Album 1860s Cdv & Tin Type Civil War Era$57.56 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 11 watchers
Cdv Of Union Captain At Fort Douglas Pow Civil War Camp$57.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 13 watchers
Orig. Cdv: Best-looking Union Artilleryman$55.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 8 watchers
Civil War Cdv Union General Sheridan Louisville Photo$53.99 Ends Sunday 4 bids 9 watchers
Austria Empress Elisabeth Sissi Royal Cdv Photo$52.51 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 10 watchers
Civil War Soldier Cdv Photo,id'd David Ambler,albany,ny$51.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 11 watchers
Civil War Cdv Photo,redeemed Slave Child,id'd,virginia$50.99 Ends Sunday 2 bids 10 watchers
Identified Confederate Cdv$49.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 3 watchers
Royal Cdv-queen Victoria Side Saddle With John Brown$43.18 Ends in 19 hours 5 bids 20 watchers
1870's Plymouth Ohio Trapeze Artist's Cdv Photograph$41.01 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 2 watchers
Superb 19thc. Tintype/cdv Album W/carved Wooden Covers$41.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 9 watchers
Large Leather Victorian Photo Album With Cdv Photos$39.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 7 watchers
Cdv American Civil War Soldier Bandsman New Orleans$37.45 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 8 watchers
Cdv: Gentleman In Military Uniform, Flemons, Tonbridge$36.57 Ends Sunday 5 bids 8 watchers
Rare Bearded Lady Cdv Cabinet Card Circus Freak Wilkes$36.09 Ends Monday 6 bids 28 watchers
Civil War Era Cdv Union General $35.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
2 Civil War Era Cdv Of Ladies In Sharp Outfits Stamp #2$31.00 Ends in 16 hours 6 bids 3 watchers
1864 Civil War Cdv- Solider- Brady Carte De Viste$30.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 4 watchers
6 Civil War Era Cdv Photos & Internal Revenue Stamps$30.00 Ends in 22 hours 4 bids 2 watchers
Francis Ii King Of The Two Sicilies Naples Cdv$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 11 watchers
2nd Iowa Infantry Cdv Civil War Union Soldier$29.70 Ends Sunday 4 bids 3 watchers
New Hampshire Soldier Cdv Civil War Insignia On Cap ***$28.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 9 watchers
Civil War Era Post Mortem Cdv Photo Dead Baby Utica Ny$27.99 Ends Monday 3 bids 10 watchers
Alexander H. Drake Capt 33rd Ny Infantry Cdv, Ink$27.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 5 watchers
Civil War Cdv Photo,cutest Two Girls In Dress,utica,ny$26.99 Ends Sunday 4 bids 18 watchers
Antique Cdv Major General Mcdowell By Matthew Brady$26.73 Ends Sunday 3 bids 6 watchers
Lot Of 2 Cdv Civil War President Abraham Lincoln$26.23 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 13 watchers
Antique Cdv Edwin Booth By Gurney & Son$26.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 4 watchers
Cdv Identified Civil War Soldier Pa Or Delaware$25.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
Giovanni Mario, Italian Opera Tenor Cdv 1860s$24.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
Dated 1865 Civil War Maryland Family Tintype/ Cdv Album$24.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 10 watchers

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