American Historical Ephemera & Photography

A group of CDVs featuring female suffragists, abolitionists, and reformers including engraved portrait of Susan B. ANTHONY.

Engraved profile portrait of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906). Meadville, PA: William Roddy, n.d. (toning, spotting, clipped corners and edges). Verso with Roddy's imprint and later ink identification. -- Vignetted bust portrait of Lucy Stone (1818-1893). N.p.: n.p., n.d. (spotting, clipped corners and edges, verso worn as if adhered and removed from an album page). Verso with later ink identification. -- Bust portrait of Mary Livermore (1820-1905). Boston, MA: Warren's, n.d. (Light spotting, toning, soiling). Verso with Warren's imprint and later ink identification. -- Vignetted portrait of Anna Dickinson (1842-1932). New York: C.D. Fredricks & Co., n.d. (light soiling, minor clipping to edges). Verso with Fredricks' imprint, later ink identification, and 2-cent revenue stamp. -- Standing studio portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896). Boston: Case & Getchell, n.d. (blotching and toning to image, wear to mount edges and corners). Assorted pencil and ink identifications to mount recto and verso, photographer's imprint to verso. -- And 4 others, including 2 additional images of Harriet Beecher Stowe, an engraved image of Anna Dickinson, and an additional portrait of Mary Liverpool, all uncredited. -- Together, 9 CDVs, each 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. or smaller, on cardstock mounts. Most with handstamp to verso identifying them to the personal collection of Henry Y. Porter. Conditions generally fair, with toning, spotting, soiling, and clipping to most, to varying degrees.