Early CDV: Man Generous Mustache; Interesting Card Back; Antique Photo CDV For Sale

A Chicago portrait of a man with an impressive mustache. On the back it reads: "The only gallery using a water power elevator in the world."
Studio: Gentile, Landscape and Portrait Photograper, S.E. Corner State & Washington St., opposite Field, Lieter & Co., Chicago, Illinois
This is a Carte de Visite (2.25” x 4”), a carboard backed original photo used as a calling card in the mid to late 1800’s when visiting acquaintances, usually given to a servant for presentation to the person being visited. These cards were highly collectible among social circles as a way of showing a person’s prestige and circle of friends.
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