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Posted 7 years ago
scottvez
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These early CAT images are very hard to find.
This one features a child holding her cat in a dated Civil War era carte de visite.
The photograph is by Jacob Shew of San Francisco, California. The stamp cancellation dates the image to 6 FEB 1865-- still a few months to the end of the Civil War.
The girl has done an admirable job of holding the cat still.
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Hey, when I need to get a period-correct cat for my house, I know exactly what kind to get!
Good luck spirit!
scott
Beautiful picture Scott.
Regards
Alan
Thanks alan-- appreciate you looking and commenting.
scott
Thank again vo.
scott
Thanks gate and tassie.
scott
What an adorable face on that kid!
Thanks racer-- appreciate you taking the time to comment.
scott
Awesome!
Thanks much tigra.
scott
Her eyes must have been a bright blue! Amazing to see the cat as well and what about that stamp? It looks off center, is it worth anything???
Thanks passion. I agree she must have had bright eyes.
The revenue stamp just aids in dating an image. Some of the stamps are collectible and will increase the value of an image. Here are a couple of earlier postings that highlite some basic info on the revenue stamps:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/31858-revenue-stamps-on-carte-de-visite-photog
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/110497-civil-war-revenue-tax-stamps-on-photogra
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/240738-unusual-revenue-tax-stamp-cancellations
scott
Thanks kiva.
scott
i love this photo too! but i can't help but suspect she may have turned into a crazy cat lady. i hope that i'm not being disrespectful, but i get that feeling each time i see her!
Yep-- she certainly may have gone that route cultcha!
scott
Thanks nobucks.
scott
Thanks dlpetersen.
scott
Hi Scott Steve Adams filmnet@comcast.net remember me.i moved with my wife in Charleston S.C.
in 2014
i lost my password just today i finally got an answer from here and now i am here!!!!!!!!!!! i see that this website was by a new company
Filmnet-- good to see you back on here. Hope that you weathered the storm and all is well.
scott