The postcards of the Göttingen student alliance, on each of which the portraits had an autograph-like signature, follow the style of star photographs from Weimar era cinema. From the 1920’s onwards, the major movie production companies began to offer postcard collections of their actors in order to create a deeper emotional bond with the new […]
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From the 1860s onwards, the new portrait medium was very popular amongst scholars. In addition to the marketing of cartes de visite by means of employing professional photo agencies to portray well- known scientists, scholars also used them as a private collectible and as bargaining currency. They sent each other portraits, tried to get a
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Due to their handy appearance, these cards could be reproduced at will and therefore played an exceptional part in the dissemination of portraits amongst scientists. Packed in small envelopes, they could easily be sent around the world by ship, carriage or train. However, cartes de visite were also exchanged in direct encounters, for example, amongst
PERSONAL DEDICATION, Cartes de visite were passed from hand to hand, often with a personal inscription from the giver.
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HEINRICH AUGUST RUDOLF GRISEBACH (1814–1879), Professor of Botany, date unknown (2nd half of the 19th century), Carte de Visite, State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection
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LUDWIG PRANDTL (1875–1953), Professor of Applied Mechanics, date unknown (1st half of the 20th century), Carte de Visite, State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection
LUDWIG PRANDTL (1875–1953), Professor of Applied Mechanics, date unknown (1st half of the 20th century), Carte de Visite, State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection
RUDOLF VON JHERING (1818–1892), Professor of Law, date unknown (2nd half of the 19th century), Carte de Visite, State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection
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RUDOLF VON JHERING (1818–1892), Professor of Law, date unknown (2nd half of the 19th century), Carte de Visite, State and University Library of Göttingen, Voit Collection
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GÖTTINGEN’S PHOTOGRAPHERS There was great demand for cartes de visite depicting scientists at the University of Göttingen. The photo salons of Bernard Petri and Wilhelm Grape were particularly active in the cartes de visite business.
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