Tuesday, February 9, 2010

CDVs



Posted by: Matts
A few examples from my CDV collection. Sometimes the back is more interesting than the photo on the front.
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5 comments:

  1. Miss AbigailFebruary 10, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    Those are really cool! What does CDVs stand for, I forget... I should know this....

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  2. MattsFebruary 14, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    It stands for "carte de visite," or visiting card.

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  3. pancakeslimFebruary 18, 2010 at 5:33 AM

    these are gorgeous!! what kind of things will you find on that backs???

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  4. kermieFebruary 21, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    I covet these! where have found them?

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  5. MattsMarch 9, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    D., these ARE the backs - the fronts are photos, kinda the 1870s version of Olan Mills portraits. Hillary, I find them at antique fairs, antique stores, and the semi-annual paper & postcard show in Sacramento. I used to pay 50 cents for them but they've gone up a bit.

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