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| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to backmarks |
| 2 | Introduction to the backmarks of cartes de visite |
| 3 | Introduction to the backmarks on cabinet cards |
| 4 | Stereographs, Introduction to the backmarks on stereographs |
| Photographers |
| 5 | Abdullah frères: Backmarks |
| Associations |
| 6 | NPA - National Photographic Association: Backmarks |
| Awards |
| 7 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Awards |
| 8 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Awards |
| Miscellaneous |
| 9 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Additional products |
| 10 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Change of business ownership |
| 11 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Catalogue pages |
| 12 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Diverse occupations |
| 13 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Landscapes |
| 14 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Product promotion |
| Women photographers |
| 15 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Women photographers |
| Photography and the arts |
| 16 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Graphics that place photography with the arts |
| 17 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Graphics that place photography with the arts |
| Motifs |
| 18 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Strap and buckle |
| 19 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Egyptian motifs |
| 20 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Shared graphic motifs |
| 21 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Shared graphic motifs |
| Photographic studios |
| 22 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Photographic studios |
| 23 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Photographic studios |
| 24 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Photograph cars |
| Missing studio details |
| 25 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Missing studio details |
| 26 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Missing studio details |
| Royal patronage |
| 27 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Royal patronage |
| 28 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Royal patronage |
| Services |
| 29 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Elevator available |
| 30 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Negatives preserved, copies made and enlargements |
| 31 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Teaching available |
| 32 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Electric light |
| Regional |
| 33 | Backmarks for Hungarian photographic studios |
| Whimsy |
| 34 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Whimsy |
| 35 | Cabinet cards: Backs: Whimsy |
