CDV Project
Picturing the Civil War
The carte de visite or visiting card, abbreviated CdV, was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero. Each photograph was the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the 1860s. Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors. The immense popularity of these card photographs led to the publication and collection of photographs of prominent persons.
The Carte de Visite Project is to provide the opportunity for all unit members to have a CDV of their own. The template below has a front and rear page guide. Members can print and attach their images to appropriate card stock and have a way to promote the unit and provide a historic souvenir.
The carte de visite or visiting card, abbreviated CdV, was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero. Each photograph was the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the 1860s. Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors. The immense popularity of these card photographs led to the publication and collection of photographs of prominent persons.
The Carte de Visite Project provides all unit members the opportunity to have a CDV of their own. The template below has a front and rear page guide. Members can print and attach their images to appropriate card stock, which is a way to promote the unit and provide a historical souvenir.
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