Category: Cabinet Card

Cabinet cards are photographs mounted on stiff pieces of cardboard. They were introduced in the 1860s and gradually superseded the smaller carte de visite format.The front of the card is usually printed or embossed with the photographer’s details, and the back of the cabinet card is often printed with elaborate designs Cabinet cards with scalloped…

Sometimes serendipity plays a role in collections. Acquired this cabinet card. On the reverse is handwritten “Alta Leet”. The photographer information was JT Strouse, Ithaca MI. Some searching on genealogy sites found Alta Leet was born in Ithaca MI on 8/6/1884. She was married in 1901 and her husband died in 1904. She moved to…