The front and back of an undated carte de visite photograph of an unidentified young man. This type of photo was popular in the Civil War era and for a decade afterward.
The picture was taken in the studio of J. S. Aunspach, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It bears the photographer’s No. 2577.
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Note: The “watermark” on this image, “SGMILL” was superimposed on the digital images by a seller on eBay. The card is pictured on this blog only for educational purposes, including identifying the person on the image and for cataloging the work of J. S. Aunspach. For information on whether the actual carte de visite is still available, contact the seller.
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