RARE 1860s Civil War US Navy 8×10 Officers Deck Of Man Of War Albumen
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:43327143 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States | Theme: Militaria |
| Conflict: Civil War (1861-65) | Modified Item: No |
RARE 1860s Civil War US Navy 8×10 Officers Deck of Man of War Original Albumen! Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS First Class.This is a great old image of a large group of Civil War U.S. Navy officers on the deck of their man of war!Nice detail and clarity for a 150 year old image! A couple of spots on image but does not effect photo quality! Please view the photos and you be the judge of condition! Image is 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches! The heavy ornate m...ount is 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches! Back is blank!This albumen image would be a great research project to find out the Navy ship's name.... officers name. ... and where did it serve during the Civil War!Tons of these type large images in the National Archives but they don't come up for auction often! The albumen print, also called albumen silver print, was published in January 1847 by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, and was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative. It used the albumen found in egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper and became the dominant form of photographic positives from 1855 to the start of the 20th century, with a peak in the 1860-90 period. During the mid-19th century, the carte de visite became one of the more popular uses of the albumen method. In the 19th century, E. & H. T. Anthony & Company were the largest makers and distributors of the Albumen photographic prints and paper in the United States.
