Cartes de visite
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Card photographs; mounts measure approximately 4 x 2.5 in. (10 x 6 cm.). Introduced in the United States in 1859; made into the 1900s.
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: RP-653 ; Photo-4436
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
[George] Washington.
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: RP-557 ; Photo-4137
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
George Washington, 1865
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: RP-294 ; Misc-5480a
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Copyright: 1865
George Washington
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: 2017-VR-022.001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
George Washington
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places, Object: MISSING
Identifier: STC-47
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Gideon Welles
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-49
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Hannah Blake Farnsworth
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: HPC - Cartes de visite
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
Harvey Baldwin, 1860-1870
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-03
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1860-1870
Jefferson Davis
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Jim Mitchell, April 15, 1870
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: 2017-VR-013
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
April 15, 1870
Lady Napier and Two Sons, 1855-1865
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-29
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1855-1865
Leeds Castle (England)
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-72
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Leeds Castle (England)
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-73
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Leeds Castle (England)
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-74
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Leeds Castle (England)
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-75
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Leeds Castle (England)
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-76
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Leeds Castle (England)
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-77
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk, 1862
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-30
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
Copyright: 1862
Lincoln Family
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-20
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Lord Derby
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Lord Fairfax
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Lord Napier
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-28
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
M. Louis de Geofroy, August 1861
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-22
Scope and Contents
Traveled with Prince Napoleon during his visit to Mount Vernon on August 6, 1861.
Dates:
August 1861
Major General Barnes, U.S.A., Surgeon General, 1860-1870
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-04
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1860-1870
Major Theodore Woolsey Winthrop
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-50
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Man with Mutton Chops
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-63
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Man with Van Dyke Beard
Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-62
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates:
1859-1868
Martha Washington
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: RP-653 ; Photo-4437
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
Martha Washington
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: RP-557 ; Photo-4138
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
Martha Washington
Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: P06
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
- The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
- 3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
- Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact Us
Staff Interface | ArchivesSpace.org | Hosted by Lyrasis 