This attractive young 1860’s
woman is quite stylish in her military style dress. The military style dress
was very popular in the Civil War era up to the early 1870’s and is recognizable
by the geometric patterns on the sleeve and waist. Although not seen in the photograph I would
bet the hem of the skirt has similar patterns.
There are many things to discuss in this CDV.
First, in dating this CDV the
thickness of the card tells me it was made between 1862 – 1869. Usually when no border is present you can
assume the date to be between 1862-1863, however; on inspection of the back,
the revenue stamp gives us much information. The stamp, which in itself dates the photo
between 1864 and 1866, is also initialed by the photographer, E. M. Douglass,
and he has added “Jan 6” which must mean Jan 1866.
The subject is identified as “Carrie
Vanderveer Little. I was very successful
identifying her on Ancestry.com. She was
born as Caroline Vanderveer 31 August 1945 in Somerset, New Jersey to Philip
Vanderveer and Aletta VanNest. On 10
October 1867 she married Garret Quick Little in Somerset County, New Jersey and
they had seven children. The Littles moved to Iowa sometime in the 1870’s and
Carrie died there in 1915. Click here to see a photo of her later in life. According to
her obituary she was a much loved woman. The photographer was E. M.
Douglass of 324 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY.
I am contacting a couple of people on Ancestry.com who appear to be descendants to see if there is interest in receiving ownership of this photo. I will keep my readers updated.
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