Black Family Cabinet Photos
Item
Title
Black Family Cabinet Photos
Subject
Cabinet_photography
Wilmington_history
War_time_photography
Black_and_white_photography
Description
Cabinet photos are a style of photograph that was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. They are a photographic print mounted on card stock. Cabinet photos were made very similarly to the carte-de-visite, which was a wet plate process. These four men are not labelled
Creator
Martin Louis Black, Sr. Family
Source
Captain Black Family Collection, 1889-1966
Date
1889-1966
Contributor
Wilmington Historical Society
Rights
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Format
Photographic Materials
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
BFC_01-02-01
Coverage
Los Angeles County (Calif.) City of Wilmington
Medium
Print
Physical Dimensions
8.5" x 11"
Collection
Citation
Martin Louis Black, Sr. Family, “Black Family Cabinet Photos,” Wilmington Historical Society Digital Library, accessed January 17, 2026, https://wilmingtonhistory.omeka.net/items/show/3417.
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