cdv Henry Ward Beecher clergyman abolitionist

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cdv Henry Ward Beecher clergyman abolitionist cdv Henry Ward Beecher Back of the cdv: some pencil markings. measures approximately 2 1/2 by 3 3/4 inches. See photos for condition (Please note that the "watermark" does not appear in the actual photo) From a web search: Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) was a prominent, Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century. An 1875 adultery trial in which he was accused of having an affair with a married woman was one of the most famous American trials of the 19th century. Published works Seven Lectures to Young Men (1844) (a pamphlet) The Independent (1861-63) (periodical, as editor) Christian Union (1870-78) (periodical, as editor) Summer in the Soul (1858) Prayers from the Plymouth Pulpit (1867) Norwood, or Village Life in New England (1868) (novel) Life of Jesus Christ (1871) Yale Lectures on Preaching (1872) Evolution and Religion (1885) cdv is short for carte de visite. The carte de visite or CDV (also carte-de-visite) was a type of small photograph. Roughly the size of a visiting card (about 2" x 3", 2" x 4" etc), this size was very popular from the 1860s to the 1880s. Keywords: wbinder cx collectibles vintage antique old photo photograph cdv carte de visite If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. We package well read more

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