Very Rare, Early Antique OUTDOOR Carte de Visite Photo of Large Business Building in Between Others, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:  Particularly nice, original rare early antique outdoor Carte de Visite from my collection of early antique outside building photos. Early outside shots are always nice and this one is particularly nice.  This one appears to be a business building squeezed downtown between others.   3 boys standing by one of the gas lights.   Some furniture piled to the right.

Photographer is identified on the reverse as "McALLISTER & BROTHER (not brothers!!), Opticians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, card photographs, albums, Field Glasses for Army & Navy Use, Microscopes.....".   Image style & content make this CdeV appear to be c.1860 -1870.   

Carte de Visite photos were popular, both by military men and civilians. Carte de Visites were the most popular format during the war years, and including military and political leaders and other subjects in your CdV album was very popular.  This was the best way to collect and display and honor them, not having the various other methods we have today. 

THIS WAS CLEARLY A NICE SHOT OF AN EARLY PENNSYLVANIA Business.   Outside CdeVs are always especially desirable!!

This one is very clear, in excellent condition. Standard CdV measurements. 

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