Antique, 054, 1880s, CDV, Carte de Visite Photo, Young Man, 2.5" x 4.0"

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View Antique, 054, 1880s, CDV, Carte de Visite Photo, Young Man, 2.5" x 4.0" with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. (This made the format an overnight success. Wikipedia). Cornelius Trenton Dorwin, photographer, of Decatur, is a native of Adams County, Indiana, born at Monmouth, March 27, 1848. His father, Calvin S. Dorwin, was a native of Vermont, a son of Ziba and Anna (Stackhouse) Dorwin, and of English descent. Antique, 054, 1880s, CDV, Carte de Visite Photo, Young Man, 2.5" x 4.0" Antique, 054, 1880s, CDV, Carte de Visite Photo, Young Man, 2.5" x 4.0" Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original Antique 1880's CDV (Carte de Visite) Photograph, #054, Young Man. To see all of my Old Photos click here . More Info on this Photo: This person could be related to Suzy (Ahr) Ohler, #052. Back h as Photographer Information . Photographer: Cornelius Trenton Dorwin and Yager, Decatur, Indiana, 1848-1931 More Info: Cornelius Trenton Dorwin, photographer, of Decatur, is a native of Adams County, Indiana, born at Monmouth, March 27, 1848. His father, Calvin S. Dorwin, was a native of Vermont, a son of Ziba and Anna (Stackhouse) Dorwin, and of English descent. Cornelius Dorwin was eight years old when his father died. His mother subsequently married James Spencer, and removed to Decatur. Our subject was reared at Decatur, receiving his education in the schools of that city. When fourteen years old he began to learn harness-making with I. J. Miesse, which he followed until seventeen years of age. He then went to Crawfordsville, Indiana, where he commenced to learn photography with A. F. Wise, remaining with him until he reached the age of nineteen years. In February, 1867, he enlisted in the United States Regular Army, and was assigned to Company F, Twenty-first United States Infantry, and was stationed at Fortress Monroe, at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, a part of the duty of his company being to guard Jeff. Davis, who was at that time a prisoner at that place. In 1869 his regiment was ordered to the Pacific coast, and was transported by the Union and Central Pacific Railway Companies on the second train from east to west on that route. He was present at the laying of the last rail on that road, and saw the golden spike driven in by a silver hammer. His regiment was stationed at Fort Goodwin, Arizona Territory, until 1870, to look after the Apache Indians, when his term of service expiring, he was discharged February 4 of that year. He then returned to Decatur, Adams County, and soon after went to Montgomery County, Indiana, and opened a photograph gallery at Waveland, which he carried on until 1872. In that year he went to Edgar County, Illinois, locating at Kansas, where he remained until the fall of 1874, when he returned to Decatur, Adams County, and has since been engaged in the photograph business. In 1886 he began quarrying stone, burning lime and dealing generally in that business, and at the same time continuing his photograph business. January 18, 1876, Mr. Dorwin was married at Decatur to Miss Maggie J. McGonagle, a daughter of Joseph and Elizaabeth (Crawford) McGonagle, of Ohio. They are the parents of three children - Otis Joseph, Kate Elizabeth and Eva. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dorwin are members of the Presbyterian church at Decatur. He is a member of Kekionga Lodge, No. 65, K. of P., in which he has passed all the chairs, and is a member of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana. Biographical and Historical Record - Adams and Wells Co. Indiana Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1887 The carte de visite (French: [kart də vizit], visiting card), abbreviated CDV , was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero. Each photograph was the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the 1860s. Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors. The immense popularity of these card photographs led to the publication and collection of photographs of prominent persons. The carte de visite was usually made of an albumen print, which was a thin paper photograph mounted on a thicker paper card. The size of a carte de visite is 54.0 mm (2.125 in) × 89 mm (3.5 in) mounted on a card sized 64 mm (2.5 in) × 100 mm (4 in). In 1854, Disdéri had also patented a method of taking eight separate negatives on a single plate, which reduced production costs. The carte de visite was slow to gain widespread use until 1859, when Disdéri published Emperor Napoleon III's photos in this format. This made the format an overnight success. The new invention was so popular that its usage became known as "cardomania" and spread quickly throughout Europe and then to America and the rest of the world. By the early 1870s, cartes de visite were supplanted by "cabinet cards", which were also usually albumen prints, but larger, mounted on cardboard backs measuring 110 mm (4.5 in) by 170 mm (6.5 in). Cabinet cards remained popular into the early 20th century, when Kodak introduced the Brownie camera and home snapshot photography became a mass phenomenon. (ref. Wikipedia) If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know. The Last 2 Images are for Information Only Card Cond: VG/EX-EX (trimmed, soiled and some wear) , Please see scans for actual condition. 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