In some of the more rare carte de visite photographs, owners posed with their pets. These are a few CDV & cabinet cards with animals...

While looking for CDV  ( carte de visite )  photographs, I noticed all the wacky antique glasses people used to wear. I made it my mission t...

I'm still collecting carte de visite photographs, otherwise known as CDVs. There's certain subjects I've especially been trying...

My 6 month Ancestry membership expired today (and no, this isn't an advertisement post). I've spent the past year researching my fam...

I've been wanting to add a civil war revenue stamped carte de visite to my collection, and this photograph kept speaking to me. I j...

Atlantic City , New Jersey. The beach, the shore. In 1914, a little girl named, Sid (possibly Sidney) wrote this postcard to her friend ...

Even in early photography, there were times children didn't want to cooperate, as this little girls face reveals. She looks to be on th...