Search Term Record
Metadata
Name |
Photography during the Civil War |
Details |
Photography was relatively new during the American Civil War--only a little older than two decades. It became more accessible just before the war with the invention of negatives, which could be used to produce multiple prints. Photographs could now be printed and mass marketed to soldiers and civilians alike. The most common format was a carte-de-visite, also known as a CDV. These were small albumen prints on thin paper that were mounted on a thick paper card. They were approximately 2.5" x 4". Photographers would visit army camps and photograph entire regiments and individual soldiers who would then send their photographs home to loved ones. Many individuals collected these photographs in CDV albums. Source: Zeller, Bob. "The Blue and Gray in Black and White: A History of Civil War Photography." Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, 2005. |
Number of Archive records |
1 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
Number of Object records |
0 |
Number of Photo records |
0 |
