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| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to cartes de visite |
| 2 | Cartes de visite: Women photographers |
| 3 | Introduction to the carte de visite album |
| André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri |
| 4 | André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri: The innovation of the carte de visite |
| 5 | André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri: Uncut carte de visite sheets |
| 6 | Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi: Portraits of The Second Empire |
| Photographers |
| 7 | Camille Silvy: Carte de visite portraits |
| 8 | Pierre Petit: Cartes de visite portraits |
| 9 | Archibald Burns: Cartes de visite of Scotland |
| 10 | John Thomson: China, cartes de visite (ca 1870) |
| 11 | Abdullah frères: Turkey: Cartes de visite portraits |
| Regional |
| 12 | Poland: Cartes de visite |
| 13 | Romania: Cartes de visite |
| 14 | India: Cartes de visite |
| 15 | Japan: Cartes de visite |
| Card stock |
| 16 | The card stock used for cartes de visite, cabinet cards and mounted photographs |
| 17 | Carte de visite: Printers |
| Proofs |
| 18 | Cartes de visite: Proof stamps and proof copies |
| Fronts - Portraits |
| 19 | Introduction to cartes de visite portraits |
| Placement of studio props, backgrounds and foregrounds |
| 20 | Cartes de visite: Studio prop placement |
| 21 | Cartes de visite: Backgrounds and foregrounds |
| Themes |
| 22 | Cartes de visite: Babies and children |
| 23 | Cartes de visite: Celebrities |
| 24 | Cartes de visite: Politicians |
| 25 | Cartes de visite: French royalty |
| 26 | Cartes de visite: British royalty |
| 27 | Cartes de visite: Occupations and roles |
| 28 | Cartes de visite: Military |
| 29 | Cartes de visite: Ethnic and traditional costumes |
| 30 | Cartes de visite: Native Americans |
| 31 | Cartes de visite: Spanish criminals (ca. 1870) |
| Fronts - Post-mortem portraits |
| 32 | Cartes de visite: Post-mortem portraits |
| Fronts - Objects |
| 33 | Cartes de visite: Objects |
| Fronts - Art |
| 34 | Cartes de visite: Art |
| Fronts - Maps |
| 35 | Cartes de visite: Maps |
| Fronts - Advertising |
| 36 | Cartes de visite: Advertising |
| 37 | Cartes de visite: Advertising for photographers |
| 38 | Ranger & Austen: Clairvoyant Medical Examinations - Buffum & Cleveland |
| Fronts - Photographica |
| 39 | Cartes de visite: Photographica |
| Fronts - Places |
| 40 | Cartes de visite: Cityscapes |
| 41 | Cartes de visite: Landscapes |
| Fronts - Events |
| 42 | Cartes de visite: Events |
| 43 | Henry Graves, Esq. (Pall Mall): Copy of the Stolen "Duchess of Devonshire" by Gainsborough (painting stolen 25 May 1876) |
| Fronts - Nature |
| 44 | Cartes de visite: Nature |
| Fronts - Scientific |
| 45 | Cartes de visite: Scientific |
| Humour |
| 46 | Cartes de visite: Humour |
| Fronts - Memorials |
| 47 | Cartes de visite: Memorial portraits |
| Fronts - Manipulated |
| 48 | Painted cartes de visite |
| 49 | Cartes de visite: Multiple exposures |
| 50 | Cartes de visite: Photomontage and photo collage |
| 51 | C.W. Applegreen creates a composite photograph |
| 52 | Juan Pedro Chabalgoity: Photo-collages on cartes de visite (ca 1875) |
| Uses of cartes de visite |
| 53 | J.E. Mayall: Use of cartes de visite to support police investigations |
| 54 | Contemporary uses of cartes de visite for employment |
| 55 | Uses of cartes de visite to find a partner |
| Etiquette |
| 56 | Cartes de visite: Etiquette |
| Cameras |
| 57 | Cartes de visite cameras |
| 58 | A contemporary thought on the properties, accessories and novelties used in 19th studios |
| Backs |
| 59 | Introduction to the backmarks of cartes de visite |
| Backs - Studios |
| 60 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic studios |
| 61 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Photograph cars |
| 62 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Cameras |
| 63 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic supplies |
| Backs - Associations |
| 64 | NPA - National Photographic Association: Backmarks |
| Backs - Patronage and awards |
| 65 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Royal patronage |
| 66 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Awards |
| Backs - Themes |
| 67 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Additional products |
| 68 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Change of business ownership |
| 69 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Diverse occupations |
| 70 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Product promotion |
| 71 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Whimsy |
| 72 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Women photographers |
| Backs - Services |
| 73 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Negatives preserved, copies made and enlargements |
| 74 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Teaching available |
| 75 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Elevator available |
| Backs - Motifs |
| 76 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Catalogue pages |
| 77 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Shared graphic motifs |
| 78 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Landscapes |
| 79 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Strap and buckle |
| 80 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Printed signatures |
| 81 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Transportation |
| 82 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Ribbons |
| 83 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Egyptian motifs |
| 84 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Plants |
| 85 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Graphics that place photography with the arts |
| Backs - Geographical spread |
| 86 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Geographical spread |
| Tissue guards |
| 87 | Tissue guards |
| Frames |
| 88 | Photograph frames for cartes de visite |
| Albums |
| 89 | Cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph albums |
| 90 | Directions for inserting cards into cartes de visite albums |
| 91 | Examples of filler cards in cartes de visite albums |
| 92 | Carte de visite mailers |
| 93 | Cartes de visite boxes, cases, wallets and envelopes |
| Storage |
| 94 | Cartes de visite: Storage and viewers |
