Collection of hundreds of Carte de Visite photographs and Cabinet Photographs, mostly from the Lee Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. Other studios are: Charles A. Zimmerman of St. Paul, Minnesota, J. Brill of New York, T.B. McCrary of Knoxville, Tennessee, Quinby and Company of Charleston, South Carolina, Gurney and Son of New York, Blunt of Danville, Virginia, Anderson Gallery of Richmond, Virginia and others in the southern states and even Europe.Collection is divided into male subjects, female subjects, children and groups and mixed.  Some of the people in the mixed group and female group have been identified and are in alphabetical order by last name.  Some of the groups have separate categories for tinted photographs, head shots, head and shoulder shots and full length shots.  Some of the collection has not been completely processed or integrated.Carte Visite photographs were small albumen prints mounted on cards 2-1/2 by 4 inches. The format was an international standard and could be sent through the mail without the need for a bulky case and fragile cover-glass. Their small size also made them relatively inexpensive.