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• CDV and Cabinet photos
• by linglelobo( 13378)
• In vintage photography the most misused terms are CDV ad cabinet card photos. A CDV is always approximately 2.5 by 4" by its very nature from its name, Carte de Visite, meaning visitng card and thus the size.... 

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  CDV | Cabinet Cards | vintage photos

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• Antique Photos!! Collect these Pictures from the Past
• by pleaseadoptashelterpet( 1609)
• Antique photography opens a door to the past and gives us a glimpse into the lives of people who walked the earth before we did. There are as many reasons to collect the different varieties of antique photos... 

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  tintype | cdv | daguerreotype | antique photos | cabinet card

• 163 of 179 people found this guide helpful

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• CDV Photo What are They? photograph?
• by pleaseadoptashelterpet( 1609)
• What is a cdv photo? Those three letters are an acronym for the French carte de visite or visiting card. This style of antique photography took over in popularity from the daguerreotype or ambrotype of the... 

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  cdv | photo | photograph | carte de visite | antique cdv photo

• 93 of 95 people found this guide helpful

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• A Brief History of Cabinet Card Photographs
• by tjsales-collectibles( 12532)
• The dimensions of the standard Cabinet Card are 6 ½ x 4 ½ inches or in metric measurements 16.5 x 11.4 cm. Card stock is thicker than the carte de visite with earlier cards being made of Bristol Board... 

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  Cabinet | Card | Photo | Photograph

• 24 of 24 people found this guide helpful

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• Collecting Antique Photographs
• by stebiejo( 170)
• In the scheme of things the invention of the "photograph" (not quite the term used back in the day) was not that long ago. However in a very short time incredible changes have taken place and the photographs... 

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  photographs | daguerreotypes | ambrotypes | tintypes | photography

• 15 of 15 people found this guide helpful

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