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A Set of Uncut Cartes de Visite I was interested to see a set of 8 uncut cartes de visite on this web site. The image tone has a remarkable tonality, offering a range of brilliant tones from sparkling silver to deep black.

Cabinet cards styles followed those of the carte de visite right after their introduction in 1866 for portraits, usually a plain Bristol board card with the double gold lines for a border. Later, cabinet styles would become more ornate and as the carte de visite waned, the cabinet card would set the style for the carte. Note that dating the mount does not necessarily date the image.

How to Date Old Photographs - Also negatives were often sold or copied and the mount information may not accurately reflect the history of the images. I think in the corners of the boxes were older pots remaining from earlier dates...

Printed mount notations such as photographer's identification and title are fairly reliable, but can still provide false information. Dating by mount type and style provides a rough indicator for identifying images. The caveat is that many photographers, particularly in more remote areas, failed to keep up to photographic fashion and used old mounts until their stocks were exhausted. Also, photographers reprinted historically or commercially important images long after they were originally taken. Also negatives were often sold or copied and the dating information may not cabinet reflect the history hpotos the images. Flanders views of Prescott taken in the Spring of 1874 appear on Williscraft mounts in the late 1870s and Continent mounts into the mid 1880s Notations on the photos can occasionally provide additional information about the image, but should cabinet be verified by other sources before being relied on. Handwritten notations are photos most suspect, often being added dating after the image was made by persons with only secondary knowledge. The following information is provided to assist in verifying possible image dates using information based on the type and style of the photographic mount. Gold border pre datiing />Scalloped edges after mid 1880s. Impressed border and lettering after ca 1890. Photographic Postcards - Stamp Box identification based on Southwestern U.