SCOUTS OF THE PRAIRIE 1872 Buffalo Bill Texas Jack Ned Buntlne Old West Card CDV

Quality aged reprint from the original vintage photograph – a Canon Archival Quality Semi-gloss Print. Mounted on sturdy chipboard, the overall card is
approximately 4” x 6”.
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The
cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for
photographic portraiture from the 1860’s through the early part of the
20th Century.
It consisted of a thin albumen photographic paper
print mounted on a card. They are often confused with Carte de Visité (CDV), a similar but
smaller format introduced around 1854 in France. CDV’s were very popular
during the American Civil War.
“Cabinet Card” portraits were often
presented and exchanged by individuals of position, and social standing.
They came to replace at times the “calling card” as a currency of
social exchange and introduction. They were often kept and displayed in
glass “cabinets” to demonstrate acquaintance or connection in some way
with the notables pictured in the portraits.