Description
Original 19th-century carte de visite (CDV) albumen portrait on period card mount, featuring a sharply detailed studio image with particularly striking eyes. The mount shows a period date stamp Nov 15 1864 and a photographer’s backstamp for D. W. Grout, making this a solid, display-ready example from the Civil War era of American photography.
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Authentic mid-1860s carte de visite (albumen photo on card mount)
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Period date stamp: Nov 15 1864
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Photographer backstamp: D. W. Grout
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Strong portrait presence with crisp facial detail
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Great fit for Civil War-era photography, portrait, and ephemera collections
Condition notes: Expect age-appropriate wear, including light toning/tanning to the mount and minor surface handling; there appear to be two faint parallel lines consistent with pencil/pen marks. Please view all photos for close-up condition detail
