BILLY THE KID Cabinet Card Photograph Legend Old West Vintage CDV

Description

Handmade historical reproduction Cabinet Card of Wild West Legend William H. Bonney known infamously as "Billy The Kid." The photograph is a Fujifilm Archival Quality Matte Print from the original.
Each card has a short bio on the reverse which makes it useful as a history teaching tool in addition to interesting, enjoyable and informative art.
AND IT includes a reprint of Billy’s genuine autograph!
The original photo reprinted here sold recently for .5 million dollars. An example of Bonney's actual signature also sold of late for ,000. Frankly, I would rather own this and save myself a lot of anxiety about authenticity, fraud and insurance expense, and have both the photo and the autograph.
Overall card size is approximately 4.75" x 7.25."
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The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture from the 1860’s through the early part of the 20th Century.
It consisted of a thin albumen photographic paper print mounted on a card typically measuring 4¼ by 6½ inches (108 by 165 mm). They are often confused with Carte de Visité (CDV), a similar but smaller format introduced around 1854 in France. CDV’s were very popular during the American Civil War.
“Cabinet Card” portraits were often presented and exchanged by individuals of position, and social standing. They came to often replace the “calling card” as a currency of social exchange and introduction. They were often kept and displayed in glass “cabinets” to demonstrate acquaintance or connection in some way with the notables pictured in the portraits.