A carte-de-visite is small albumen print that is mounted on a standard sized 2 1/2″ by 4″ backing card. The process was patented in 1854 by a Parisian photographer and the style gained their height of popularity in the United States during the Civil War. The were called carte-de-visite, which is French for “visiting card,” because their compact size made them perfect for photographic calling cards that could be presented during a social visit. Their standardized size made them convenient for photo album makers and they were easy to trade and collect. These types of photos also served as a way to familiarize Americans with the faces and popular images of politicians and other celebrities. This particular collection of photographs may have been sold as a set or collected individually. They may have been presented to the public as a souvenir of the war or as a memorial. Around 1868, the larger cabinet card photograph became popular and by 1885 had taken over most of the carte-de-visite’s market.

17. ANDREW JOHNSON 1865-1869

With the Assassination Cheap Viagra Online of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states’ rights views. Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate of Presidents. Arrayed against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics. Johnson was no match for them.

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1808, Johnson grew up in poverty. He was apprenticed to a tailor as a boy, but ran away. He opened a tailor shop in Greeneville, Tennessee, married Eliza McCardle, and participated in debates at the local academy.

Entering politics, he became an adept stump speaker, championing the common man and vilifying the plantation aristocracy. As a Member of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 1840’s and ’50’s, he advocated a homestead bill to provide a free farm for the poor man. 

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