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Victorian Cabinet Cards
The standard studio portrait of the late nineteenth century: card-mounted, formally posed, and now free to download and reuse.
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![[Col. T. W. Higginson, commander of the 1st SC Volunteers (the first African American regiment)], 1905 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/col-t-w-higginson-commander-of-the-1st-sc-volunteers-the-first-african-american-bCWXBeHHILpUarDlifnq.jpg)
[Col. T. W. Higginson, commander of the 1st SC Volunteers (the first African American regiment)]
1905
![[Unidentified Civil War veteran with young girl, Hazel Miner], 1900 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/unidentified-civil-war-veteran-with-young-girl-hazel-miner-1900-kcOKNT4ft8dzpr6of1xG.jpg)


![[Brigadier General Scott Shipp, superintendent of Virginia Military Institute in uniform], 1905 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/brigadier-general-scott-shipp-superintendent-of-virginia-military-institute-in-u-EBHIISiFVAyQAExIwuLB.jpg)




![[Civil War veteran James W. Connolly in G.A.R. uniform with medals], 1900 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/civil-war-veteran-james-w-connolly-in-gar-uniform-with-medals-1900-bJhI2iEkUzJPOqTdhZwT.jpg)
![[Civil War veteran Abner Letts], 1900 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/civil-war-veteran-abner-letts-1900-2zVR0yYsQcR1J3enCLFG.jpg)
![[R.L. Lowe - Boston baseball club], 1902 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/rl-lowe-boston-baseball-club-1902-wWdBQXt7yWoyseHfZ72Z.jpg)
![[Civil War veteran John W. Pollard, who served under the name of Private Jackson Ridgway in the 83rd U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), in Grand Army of the Republic uniform with medal], 1906 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/civil-war-veteran-john-w-pollard-who-served-under-the-name-of-private-jackson-ri-NOO0FpQI4rodrjcplvYO.jpg)
![[Unidentified Civil War veteran with Grand Army of the Republic medal, kepi with post 86 insignia, and watch fob in his button hole], 1905 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/unidentified-civil-war-veteran-with-grand-army-of-the-republic-medal-kepi-with-p-MINVxVFYyjBMgfuFA0iV.jpg)
![[Civil War veteran Alfred Colburn of Co. K, 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment and 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery with medal], 1900 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/civil-war-veteran-alfred-colburn-of-co-k-1st-minnesota-infantry-regiment-and-2nd-PD6M4bAVdVdNSO70PF2M.jpg)
![[Unidentified African American Civil War veteran in Grand Army of the Republic uniform with two children], 1900 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/unidentified-african-american-civil-war-veteran-in-grand-army-of-the-republic-un-4CDKJKQVKQu4d5s4OIZa.jpg)



![[Miss Two Bears, half-length portrait, facing slightly left], 1902 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/miss-two-bears-half-length-portrait-facing-slightly-left-1902-KmPnmWMod9xIiU8i2g6T.jpg)
![[Civil War veteran Private Orrin P. Richardson of Co. D, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment in Grand Army of the Republic uniform with badge], 1890 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/civil-war-veteran-private-orrin-p-richardson-of-co-d-8th-maine-infantry-regiment-c9sq3xRfNH3pOBuYnl5r.jpg)
![[Civil War veteran Private Curtis Hix of Co. G, 2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment], 1890 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/civil-war-veteran-private-curtis-hix-of-co-g-2nd-new-hampshire-infantry-regiment-TIyLm0Og2nDQSW02pwX8.jpg)
![[Eleanor C. Ransom, Civil War nurse, three-quarter length portrait facing left], 1899 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/eleanor-c-ransom-civil-war-nurse-three-quarter-length-portrait-facing-left-1899-wlsytPQosCEUqeeCiGfE.jpg)
![[Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana], 1890 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/buffalo-soldiers-of-the-25th-infantry-some-wearing-buffalo-robes-ft-keogh-montan-gKEfjoiDcJRcZ43Xaxci.jpg)
![[Ornithologist Ludwig Kumlien], 1894 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/ornithologist-ludwig-kumlien-1894-paqIDCzRvY6baytS6x6H.jpg)
![[Union nurse Clara Barton with Red Cross brooch], 1894 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/union-nurse-clara-barton-with-red-cross-brooch-1894-ax9DKMePdcUM6RQCkW5o.jpg)

![[Unidentified Civil War veteran with Grand Army of the Republic medals], 1890 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/unidentified-civil-war-veteran-with-grand-army-of-the-republic-medals-1890-3zUEbypVGvbn7jpNO1Do.jpg)




![[Woman with glasses and hair bow], 1890 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/woman-with-glasses-and-hair-bow-1890-3vY3695zFvJ7uA7ccv4i.jpg)
![[Unidentified Civil War veteran with medals and G.A.R. Post No. 35, Wauseon, Ohio, ribbon], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/unidentified-civil-war-veteran-with-medals-and-gar-post-no-35-wauseon-ohio-ribbo-11FazldRIzUL2D7Z7ljG.jpg)
![[African American soldier, full-length portrait, wearing GAR medal, standing next to table], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/african-american-soldier-full-length-portrait-wearing-gar-medal-standing-next-to-iRCPKfTYnz6KDcLhpIf6.jpg)
![[Bust portrait of educator and civic leader, Maria "Molly" Baldwin], 1885 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/bust-portrait-of-educator-and-civic-leader-maria-molly-baldwin-1885-4c9LCBp8Wz6YVCruOEMq.jpg)
![[Three-quarter length portrait of an African American woman posed with book], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/three-quarter-length-portrait-of-an-african-american-woman-posed-with-book-1880-Ar1lnclQ1Dl0YnGXjInD.jpg)
![[African American male civilian, half-length portrait, in coat and tie], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/african-american-male-civilian-half-length-portrait-in-coat-and-tie-1880-KFxica4K78ew9Wd9ZFQG.jpg)
![[David A. Day, missionary in Liberia, bust portrait, facing right], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/david-a-day-missionary-in-liberia-bust-portrait-facing-right-1880-SzJyZc7ckCNpmZiFKoqR.jpg)
![[Booker T. Washington, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/booker-t-washington-three-quarter-length-portrait-standing-facing-left-1880-EA0o3uuzMdksEYWL53bt.jpg)
![[Art Whitney, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/art-whitney-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-Etg8l5Pu3HhJv7vv6xKD.jpg)
![[Mike Slattery, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/mike-slattery-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-n1NGxR6vw0606Deb00iC.jpg)
![[Danny Richardson, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/danny-richardson-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-pDT7RL5c7FlizybUJ64L.jpg)
![[Roger Connor, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/roger-connor-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-X6NrBSr0JXK4ON3pgVvI.jpg)
![[Jack Boyle, St. Louis Browns, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/jack-boyle-st-louis-browns-baseball-card-portrait-1888-Ax8fQN521o5dfjpz9PQf.jpg)
![[Tim Keefe, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/tim-keefe-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-j4gy7fWLPJSBwo65s84H.jpg)
![[George Gore, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/george-gore-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-rGJzdlvug3eqqR0YbLNU.jpg)
![[Buck Ewing, New York Giants, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/buck-ewing-new-york-giants-baseball-card-portrait-1888-K31cWtmKBYOHvNy6y7PJ.jpg)
![[Silver King, St. Louis Browns, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/silver-king-st-louis-browns-baseball-card-portrait-1888-IFRy0vSJmEHgwq3HwJFm.jpg)
![[Pete Browning, Louisville Colonels, baseball card portrait], 1888 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/pete-browning-louisville-colonels-baseball-card-portrait-1888-1pSFD8VZHZJWwGMTwzOI.jpg)