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Stereoview Photographs
- Popular in the late 19th century, stereoscopy is a photographic technique which attempts to enhance the illusion of depth. During the time which stereoviews were most abundantly produced, the prevalent printing technique was the albumen print, so named for its use of egg whites in the paper coating process. These stereoviews, most of which are albumen, are rich in detail and depict historic events in Maine history, such as the great Portland fire of 1866 and images of the sunken wreck of the Battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, 1898.
Maine State Archives Guides and Finding Aids
- Curated documents to assist you with learning more about what is in MSA's collection.
Civil War Era Soldiers' Portraits
- The Maine State Archives has almost 2500 identified and 350 unidentified images of veterans of the Civil War. Many more in our holdings have not been identified. These cartes de visite (CDV) photographs were usually an albumen print mounted on a card and measured about 2 ½ wide x 4” high. First patented in 1854, these inexpensive photos became very popular during the Civil War. During that war, Maine Adjutant General John Hodsdon issued a circular requesting Maine’s officers to send in copies of their photographs. Since then, many more CdVs have been donated to the Maine State Archives, including the Tom MacDonald and the Hosmer-Low collections, as well as many individual images donated by descendants of these veterans.