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"Cartes-de-visite were small visiting card portraits (about 2.5 x 4 inches) introduced by a Parisian photographer, Andre Disdéri, who in late 1854 patented a way of taking a number of photographs on one plate (usually eight), thus greatly reducing production costs. They were produced by the millions in the nineteenth-century. The small images were ubiquitous and collected by nearly everyone. The height of the "carte craze" was the period 1860-1866, which included the photography boom that occured during the American civil war. The early 1860s period saw the first commercial photographic albums (the carte album), which began to grace ordinary middle-class parlors. By 1864, a family would have to be poor indeed to not own a carte de visite album." (info from various websites collected by Nancy Douglas) |
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| Rabbitmage setting off to
visit Grombolia and the Grombolian Hares' League welcoming her to the official guest
quarters. I'm sure the Blypuff had a grand time showing their
visitor from Rabbitlandia around. Jan Bryant and Jane Arnal
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| Tatanka prepared a plate of
fish and a nest by the water in anticipation of Webfoot's visit.
Webfoot landed safely, carrying along her hastily (and somewhat carelessly) packed magical
webbifying spying glass and some tasty looking greenery she found along her way and
brought for Tatanka to munch. As you can see by the other image, Tatanka kept close
watch on the skies, waiting for Webfoot to arrive. Diana Hammond and Janine Lasch
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| Your Basic Utility Breed Chicken
found her way to Rabbitmage's underground hideaway by taking careful note
of the "Rabbit tracks in snow - the only hint anything's hopping around
here." It looks as if Drakedog and Rabbitmage have something wonderful and
welcoming for their visitor in that little stoppered bottle. "Rabbit, your
secret's safe with me (that your hole is under the mailbox!)" (haiku by David Samuel
Bloch) Martha Bickford and Jan Bryant
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| Dragonfly Lady and Queen
Goose had a delightful visit. due to the cold, we enjoyed tea and
conversation. Ambassador Bird saw Queen Goose on her way. Jenny Hunter Groat and Linda Milligan
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This page last updated June 21, 2001.
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