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- Portrait of Man Wearing Uniform and Badge, 1860-1870 - The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected them to help them remember family and friends. This CdV shows a man with a badge -- perhaps a police officer. In the late 1800s, most police officers wore badges and military-type uniforms to help citizens identify them.
- 1860-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Man Wearing Uniform and Badge, 1860-1870
The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected them to help them remember family and friends. This CdV shows a man with a badge -- perhaps a police officer. In the late 1800s, most police officers wore badges and military-type uniforms to help citizens identify them.
- Portrait of Man Wearing Uniform and Badge, 1860-1890 - The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected them to help them remember family and friends. This CdV shows a man with a badge -- perhaps a police officer. In the late 1800s, most police officers wore badges and military-type uniforms to help citizens identify them.
- 1860-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Man Wearing Uniform and Badge, 1860-1890
The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected them to help them remember family and friends. This CdV shows a man with a badge -- perhaps a police officer. In the late 1800s, most police officers wore badges and military-type uniforms to help citizens identify them.