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card photographs (photographs)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Commercially-produced photographs mounted on thick card stock, slightly larger than the image. The surrounding card space is usually printed or embossed with the photographer's name or insignia, while the back usually bears the photographer's imprint. They were made by a variety of processes in different standard sizes.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Hettie V. Starr photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 449
Abstract

Album that belonged to Hettie V. Starr, containing black and white photographs, primarily card photographs and tintypes, as well as several loose photographs. The images are studio portraits of adults and children, most unidentified. Identified people include several members of the Starr family.

Dates: circa 1860-1940

Tabor family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 968
Abstract

Collection consists of 21 card photographs collected by J. W. Tabor and Margaret Tabor dating to circa 1895 and depicting Portland, Oregon, Celilo Falls, and Granite, Oregon.

Dates: 1885-1895

Bessie Thompson Teal photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 339
Abstract

Album containing 12 card photographs, nearly all of which are studio portraits of Bessie Thompson Teal (1867-1943) at various ages, from 2 to her late 30s. Teal was the daughter of Oregon politician David P. Thompson and Mary Meldrum Thompson.

Dates: circa 1869-1900