Posted 8 years ago
PhotoDeluxe
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Even though it's unlikely the location of this town could ever be definitively established, I just like the CDV for what it is. You can see various homes and buildings, including what looks like a stately home closer to the river. There is no backmark or any indication of a photographer. The only writing on the back is "M F".
Sometimes these postcards go far from where this is, but other than asking postcard dealers if they know, the only other place to gow would be local libraires and the history room which most have documents and postcards. If you gave a clue to where you are located to collectors weekly, or where the image came from, maybe someone could help you.
Postcards??
Interesting cdv. Good luck establishing a location-- it is a longshot without other information.
From the cdv itself, I would say that it is an American scene and dates from after the Civil War (1870s+) due to the rounded corners.
scott
PhilDMorris, I'm located in Massachusetts. This was found with a lot of paper from the Lowell, MA area. It looks too rural to be Lowell, even at that time though.
Thank you Scottvez for the help with the date!
One must remember that rounded corners often come not from the manufacturing, but from wear. Look at older used books. Their corners were once sharp. Now they're all round.
Interesting photo, though. Maybe a souvenir from the highest place in town?
Yep-- some cdvs do start with straight corners that become rounded. This image is a later one made that way.
scott
CDVs were often placed in albums in which the CDV was inserted into an envelope-like paper frame. The rounded corners made that process easier and were original to the product.
Yep-- rounded corners are an indication of the era of production of cdvs.
Early cdvs were made with straight corners. Many were clipped at the corner to make album insertion easier.
Rounded corners (in production) are an indication of a later cdv.
scott