While I’m on the topic of military themed images, I thought I’d do a (for the most part) no-words review of the military images in my collection.
Affectionate Confederates – 1/6 plateSoldier in Pith Helmet Tintype, out of packet76th Pennsylvania Zouaves, ca. 1862, my ancestorUnknown Sergeant, Chambersburg, PA ca. 1861-62Union Soldier, Wm. J. Tait studio, NYCDV, General Joseph Hooker, by Mathew BradyHoratio B. Buck, MD – 1st Lt. 11th Volunteers.Miguel Criado by Maunoury of Lima, PeruTwo British Soldiers, Chunk RestoredSailor, 1890s, Rembrandt Studio, San FranciscoSailor, Hong Kong Cabinet CardSailor, Hong Kong cabinet cardSailors Trio, Hong KongJapanese Soldier, Sendai, J. Otaki Studio
Yes – collecting images has been a long-term pleasure for me. I’d say the whole collection runs to the order of three hundred or so cartes-de-visite/cabinet cards/images on paper and perhaps 40 or so cased images.
I notice that two of the cabinet cards appear to still have their tissue paper protective covers. Is their anything printed on them. Are they complete?
Yes, those two have the original tissue paper covers. There is nothing printed on the covers, though. The tissue paper is quite fragile and I suspect even new they would not have stood up to being run through a printing press or being hand-inked.
I have seen just one cabinet card with the tissue paper intact and was surprised that it was quite intricately printed with the photographer’s logo and details but wasn’t sure if it was typical or unusual. Before seeing that one example, I had been completely unaware that the tissue papering of the photos even happened at all. Love your blog. Thanks for replying to my comments!
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Great to see them all together. You must be very pleased to own so many wonderful images.
Yes – collecting images has been a long-term pleasure for me. I’d say the whole collection runs to the order of three hundred or so cartes-de-visite/cabinet cards/images on paper and perhaps 40 or so cased images.
I notice that two of the cabinet cards appear to still have their tissue paper protective covers. Is their anything printed on them. Are they complete?
Yes, those two have the original tissue paper covers. There is nothing printed on the covers, though. The tissue paper is quite fragile and I suspect even new they would not have stood up to being run through a printing press or being hand-inked.
I have seen just one cabinet card with the tissue paper intact and was surprised that it was quite intricately printed with the photographer’s logo and details but wasn’t sure if it was typical or unusual. Before seeing that one example, I had been completely unaware that the tissue papering of the photos even happened at all. Love your blog. Thanks for replying to my comments!
Thanks for sharing these fantastic images!
I love this one! I collect tintypes, CDVs and cabinet cards and just started a blog. Visit me if you’d like!